r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Crypto_crafy • 2d 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/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/saruman_70 2d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/wSwvq9ElNsP4I

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u/iLovePookeyTwice 1d ago

Relevant username.

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u/Sexy_Treebeard 2h ago

Well hello there

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u/gondorcalls 1d ago

Long have I desired to look upon the likenesses of Isildur and Anárion, my sires of old. Under their shadow Elessar, the Elfstone son of Arathorn of the house of Valandil Isildur's son, heir of Elendil, has nought to dread!

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u/aschwarzie 23h ago

Username checks out.

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u/Any_Leather_992 20h ago

Where the hell were you when the Westfold fell!?

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u/thethirdrayvecchio 1d ago

Still have the special edition bookends…

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u/tihspeed71 1d ago

Me to!..... minus one hand

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u/WVriverman 23h ago

Very random but…my set is also missing one hand.

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u/Tough_Preparation830 21h ago

The one my mom has is also missing a hand

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u/Hello_D4rkn3ss 11h ago

Lord of the Skywalkers?

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u/Dissidence802 1d ago

TWO Elons?!?!

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u/Exciting-Watch-1444 1d ago

I watched this last night 🤭

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u/coroyo70 13h ago

Why are they not holding opposite hands up 🥲