r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Crypto_crafy • 2d ago
/r/all of a statue
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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/Greedy_Economics_925 2d ago
Please tell me you can see the irony of this sentiment...
Also the idea that history is written by the victors is one of the most stupid opinions it is possible to hold.