Mamaev Kurgan Monument, Volgograd

AIRVŪZ STAFF NOTE : The Mamaev Kurgan is a hill overlooking the city of Volgagrad in Southern Russia. Atop it sits one of the most important symbols of Russia's Great Patriotic War with Germany, a conflict known to most of the world as World War II. It's a statue called The Motherland Calls, and it's one of the world's tallest. Dedicated in 1967, it commemorates the titanic struggle that transpired here in 1942-3 when the city (then known as Stalingrad) was the site of one of the bloodiest battles in history and the turning point of the war.

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Footage of Volgagrad's huge Mamaev Kurgan monument, commemorating the battle of Stalingrad.

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