The Motherland Calls
Volgograd monumental sculpture for heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad
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Summary
The Motherland Calls is a colossal statue[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of colossal statue entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19,838 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Creator: Yevgeny Viktorovich Vuchetich[3], Nikolai Nikitin[4]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Tsentralny District[5]
- Country: Russia[6], Soviet Union[7]
- Instance of: monument[8], tourist attraction[9], statue[10], historic site[11]
- Architect: Yakov Belopolsky[12], Дёмин, Вениамин Алексеевич[13]
- Genre: public art[14], allegorical sculpture[15], war memorial[16]
- Depicts: woman[17], sword[18], The Motherland[19]
- Made from material: concrete[20], wire rope[21]
- Location: Mamayev Kurgan[22]
- Part of: Mamayev Kurgan[23], Q137294235[24]
- Commons category: The Motherland Calls[25]
- Commemorates: Battle of Stalingrad[26]
- Inception: January 1, 1959[27]
- Official website: https://stalingrad-battle.ru/[28]
- Main subject: homeland[29]
- Facet of: Soviet art[30]
- Heritage designation: federal cultural heritage site in Russia[31]
- Date of official opening: October 15, 1967[32]
- Height: 85 m[33], 2 m[34]
- Directions: Мамаев курган, Площадь скорби, вершина кургана[35]
- Appears in the heritage monument list: list of cultural heritage sites in Central District, Volgograd (Russia)[36]
Why It Matters
The Motherland Calls has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]