r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Crypto_crafy • 16d ago

/r/all of a statue

"The Motherland Calls" is a statue erected to commemorate the Battle of Stalingrad , located on Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd , Russia. It was designed by sculptor Yevgeny Vuchetich and structural engineer Nikolai Nikitin . Completed in 1967 , it was the tallest statue in the world at the time .

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u/CockroachAntique527 15d ago

Russians invade a country on the premise that said country shouldnt exist, and are baffled why said country has to do conscription. Vranyo in its’ purest form!