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 Basement of the statue by Pablos_new
The way to the top goes beside graves of Heros of the Soviet Union, who have got their golden star for Stalingrad Battle. There you can see names of generals, colonels and common soldiers and marines as well.
From the picture you can imagine of how big is the statue. Leave a Comment
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 Long stairs to the
memorial by Pablos_new
Stalingrad was the first major battle won by the Soviet Union. The enemy's casualties were heavy. None of the countries of the anti-Hitler coalition can boast such victory.
In some tips below I will quote some reliable sources to tell you more about it. Leave a Comment Directions: One could not miss it being in Volgograd
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 Motherland statue at night by Pablos_new
note: Mamaev Hill is a little bit wrong translation of the Russian name Mamaev Kurgan. Kurgan is a tumulus or a barrow. This means that in encient past this could be a grave of one of the nomades leader. Name Mamaev shows it could have some connection to Mamai - leader of Golden Hordes, but there is no any reliable historical evidence of that. Leave a Comment
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 by Pablos_new
The Great Victory of the Soviet Union is not something that belongs only to Russian war veterans, it is the heritage of all our compatriots and all people of the globe. The victory is also Russia's national achievement and pride, the enduring wealth to be inherited by the generations to come. Leave a Comment
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 Methaphor: Soldiers
throwing snake and
swastiks. by Pablos_new
In the years of the Second World War leaders of the countries of the anti-Hitler coalition and British and US historians spoke highly of the Stalingrad Battle and its world-wide significance. Unfortunately, during the "cold war" there was a trend in Western literature to diminish the role of the Stalingrad Battle. There was no mentioning of the battle in some memoirs at all, or it was seen as a minor local battle and placed in one row with other less significant military operations, say the landing of US troops at the Midway atoll, the British offensive near El Alamein in North Africa or the seizure of the Japanese islands of Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
Such policy persisted though General Eisenhower, chief commander of the allied troops which landed on the coast in the north of Africa in November 1942, emphasised that stubborn resistance of the Russians gave the allies an opportunity to choose on the site, time and the amount of troops for their decisive offensive. Much similar statement was made by the US chief of the army staff General Marshall; he says the staff assumed that Nazi troops got stuck in Russia, therefore Hitler could not cope with the situation in the north of Africa. Many German officers and historians also recognise great significance of the Stalingrad Battle. Say, General Kurt von Tippelskirch wrote in his book entitled "Geschichte des Weltkrieges" that though events in the north of Africa were considered as more significant than the Stalingrad Battle in the framework of the war as a whole the defeat near Stalingrad shocked the Nazi army and the German nation more since it came as something entirely unexpected and incomprehensible. Leave a Comment
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 Soldier supporting his
comrade by Pablos_new
Stalingrad is the symbol of unity of all ethnic groups and nationalities inhabiting the former Soviet Union. In his memoirs the renowned Soviet military leader Marshal Zhukov wrote: "That was a long-awaited-for victory not only for the army but also for the whole of the Soviet people. Loyal sons of Russia, Ukraine, Belorussia, the Baltic states, the Caucasus, Kazakhstan and Central Asia displayed staunchness and heroism, they are worthy of their undying glory." Leave a Comment
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 Hall of the Glory by Pablos_new
"We have fulfilled our patriotic duty..." is written across the walls. Keep a minute of silence. Leave a Comment
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 A nurse carring a wounded by Pablos_new
The blood shed at the war, common hardship and common victory over the enemy united people of various nationalities. The whole world was closely watching the developments in Stalingrad. The Lebanese newspaper Sawt-ash-Chaab said at the time that heavy guns near Stalingrad did not only crush Nazi divisions, they shook the walls of Berlin. The response to the Stalingrad Battle came from Paris, Beijing, New York and London.
The city on the River Volga became the grave for grim forces of Nazism. The London radio reported on the 11th of October, 1942 that Russian troops near Stalingrad crushed Hitler's 6th army. The Nazis defeated Poland in 28 days. In Stalingrad they could seize only several houses within 28 days. France fell in 28 days. In Stalingrad Nazis battled their way from one street to another in 28 days. Leave a Comment
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 Motherland Statue at
Mamayov Kurgon by heplionLeave a Comment Directions: It is in the southern part of the center. You can't miss it, just walk towards the statue...
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 Singing Walls by Pablos_new
You can listen a short sount-file (300kB) at my external page: Singing Walls. Leave a Comment
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