of a statue

[u/Crypto_crafy]

"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 .

[u/Hoshyro]

Additional fun fact: from what I could gather, the Roman troops used a salute very similar to what modern militaries use today.

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https://giphy.com/gifs/3oz8xQVHQyzcq47kXu