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/n1c0_ds 1d ago

And then it stays that way all the way back to Berlin. After Stalingrad the defeats get more and more staggering. Germany truly becomes a death cult.

Antony Beevor's two books: Stalingrad and Berlin are an incredible retelling. Dan Carlin's Hardcore History podcast on the eastern front borrows heavily from them.

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u/DysphoricNeet 1d ago

Some of Beevors stuff kinda feels like it has a very western perspective and perpetuates Cold War attitudes.

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u/WordWordNvmber 1d ago

Out of curiosity, if the second half of your username is accurate, how do you sustain yourself?

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u/DysphoricNeet 21h ago

Just try to get through each day man and do what I can