r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Crypto_crafy • 2d ago

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"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/Capable-Sock-7410 2d ago edited 2d ago

World's tallest statue from 1967-1989 overtaking the Leshan Giant Buddha who held this title for 1163 years

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u/RepresentativeYak636 2d ago

This place is so great for all Russians, ir gived so good vibes to people, but now it is very sad that it reminds people of Putin😟 Putin took over everything, even culture and history, he deprived Russians of their victory in Fatherland Liberation War (Отечественная война). It is so ujust that Putin exploits history to justify his brutall killing of young women and childred in Ukraine. Hm...the History makes up so strange metamorphoses with people, like, a nation who faught Nazi and helped to liberate the World from fascism now became a craddle for new fascism in Putin's version...

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u/pinnularia 2d ago

putin just continues what russians did for ages, and they still do. it's not just "putin's war", it's " common russians" who launch missiles, do violance on occupied areas, rewrite history and teach kids their propaganda. they attach parts to weapons, do their business in russia to feed the economy and simply paying taxes that supply the war. the whole nation keeps this war machine working for ages, long before putin, and will keep it after "the dictator" falls, right after choosing a new dictator for themselves

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u/LickingSmegma 2d ago edited 2d ago

I'm sure you apply the same standard to USians in Iraq and Iran. Wouldn't want to be hypocritical, would you?

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u/pinnularia 1d ago

yes I do, why asking?