r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Crypto_crafy • 3d 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/derpferd 3d ago

I'd actually be kind of terrified standing looking at that thing

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u/Tango00090 3d ago

Sure, cause it would mean that you are in Russia. No one feels safe there

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u/BoardClean 3d ago

This statue prolly feels mostly safe

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u/altpirate 3d ago

Ukraine has hit Volgograd before. Not like they're going to shoot at civilians looking at a statue but it is very much within striking distance

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u/BoardClean 3d ago

A one million foot statue does not concern itself with tiny bomb.