Sculpture "Motherland-Mother calls!" It is the composite center of the architectural ensemble "Heroes of the Stalingrad Battle", is a 52-meter figure of a woman, rapidly going forward and calling his sons. In the right hand, the sword is 33 m (weight 14 tons). The height of the sculpture is 85 meters. The monument is on a 16 meter foundation. The height of the main monument speaks of its scale and uniqueness. The total weight is 8 thousand tons. The main monument is the modern interpretation of the image of an ancient nickname - the goddess of victory - calls for their sons and daughters to repel the enemy, continue further offensive.
The construction of the Memorial was enormous. There were no restrictions in the means and building materials. When creating a monument, the best creative forces were involved. Evgeny Viktorovich Vinchech was appointed the main sculptor and head of the project, who had already created a monument of the Soviet army to the Warriors of the Soviet Army in the Trept-Park in Berlin and the sculpture of Swords on Oral, which still decorates the area in front of the UN in New -Yorka. The architects of Belopolsky and Demin, sculptors of sailors, Novikov and Turenkov helped. At the end of construction, they were all awarded by the Leninist Prize, and the Golden Star of the Hero of Socialist Labor was also awarded to Vuchetch. The head of the Engineering Group, working on the construction of the Memorial, was N.V. Nikitin is the future creator of the Ostankino Tower. Marshal V.I. became the main military consultant Chuikov - the army commander, stated Mamaev Kurgan, the reward that was the right to be buried here, next to the dead fighters: along serpentine, in the hill, the remains of 34,505 soldiers - defenders of Stalingrad, as well as 35 granite tombstones of the Heroes of the Soviet Union, the participants of the battle under Stalingrad 
Construction of Monument "Motherland"it was started in May 1959 and completed on October 15, 1967. The sculpture at the time of creation was the world's highest in the world. Restoration work on the main monument of the ensemble monument was carried out twice: in 1972 and 1986. There is also an opinion that the statue was modulated like the figure "Mosselease" on the Triumphal Arch in Paris and that the statue's posture was inspired by the statue of the Nickie Samofraki. Indeed, there is some similarity. On the first photo of Marselyza, and Nika Samofarakaya 
And on this photo Motherland mother 
The sculpture is made of pre-stressed reinforced concrete blocks - 5,500 tons of concrete and 2400 tons of metal structures (without base on which it costs). Total monument height " Motherland calls"- 85 meters. It is installed on a concrete foundation of 16 meters deep. The height of a female figure is 52 meters (mass - more than 8 thousand tons). 
The statue stands on the plate with a height of only 2 meters, which rests on the main foundation. This foundation is 16 meters high, but it is almost not visible - most of it is hidden under the ground. Statue stands freely on the plate, like a chess piece on the board. The thickness of the reinforced concrete walls of the sculpture is only 25-30 centimeters. Inside the rigidity of the frame supported ninety-nine metal cables constantly in tension 
Sword 33 meters long and 14 tons weight. The sword was originally made of stainless steel, covered by Titan's sheets. In a strong wind, the sword was swinging, and the sheets thundered. Therefore, in 1972, the blade was replaced by another - entirely consisting of fluorinated steel. And from the wind problems got rid of blinds in the top of the sword. There are very few similar sculptures in the world, for example, the Statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Motherland in Kiev, a monument to Peter I in Moscow. For comparison, the height of the statue of freedom from a pedestal is 46 meters. 
The most complex calculations of the stability of this design were made by Dr. Technical Sciences N. V. Nikitin - the author of the calculation of the sustainability of the Ostankino television. At night, the statue is illuminated by spotlights. "The horizontal displacement of the upper part of the 85 meter monument currently amounted to 211 millimeters or 75% of the permissible calculations. Deviations go from 1966. If from 1966 to 1970, the deviation was 102 millimeters, from 1970 to 1986 - 60 millimeters, until 1999 - 33 millimeters, from 2000-2008 - 16 millimeters, "said the director of the State Historical and Memorial Museum-Reserve" Stalingrad Battle "Alexander Velichkin. 
The sculpture of "Motherland-Mother calls" is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the biggest sculpture of the statue in the world. Its height is 52 meters, hand length - 20 and sword - 33 meters. The total height of the sculpture is 85 meters. The weight of the sculpture is 8 thousand tons, and the sword is 14 tons (for comparison: the statue of freedom in New York in a height of 46 meters; Statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro 38 meters). At the moment, the statue ranks 11th in the list of the highest statues of the world. Motherland faces collapse due to groundwater. Experts say that if the tilt of the statue increases by another 300 mm., It can collapse because of any, even the most insignificant reason 
A 70-year-old pensioner Valentina Ivanovna Isotova lives in Volgograd, from which 40 years ago sculpture "Mother's Mother calls". Valentina Ivanovna - a humble man. For more than 40 years, she was silent that as a simulator picked up sculptors, weathered almost the most famous sculpture in Russia - Motherland. It was silent, because in Soviet times to talk about the profession of the table was, to put it mildly, indecently, the more married woman raising two daughters. Now Valya Isotova is already a grandmother and willingly suggest that the distant episode in his youth, who now has become hardly the most significant event of his whole life 
In those distant 60s, Valentine was 26 years old. She worked as a waitress in prestigious, according to Soviet standards, the restaurant "Volgograd". This institution visited all the famous guests of the city on the Volga, and our heroine saw Fidel Castro, Emperor Ethiopia, Swiss ministers with their own eyes. Naturally, there could be a girl only with real Soviet appearance during lunch. What is meant, you probably have already guessed. Strict face, purposeful look, sports figure. It is not by chance once to Valentine with a conversation approached the frequent guest "Volgograd" Young sculptor Lion Maystrenko. He conspiracy told the young interlocutor about the sculpture, which they, together with his comrades, should do for the sculptor Evgenia Vuchetich, in those days already named. Mastrenko went around for a long time and about, scattered before the waitress in the compliments, and then suggested posing it. The fact is that the Moscow simulator, who arrived in the province directly from the capital, did not like local sculptors. It was too arrogant and fuzzled. Yes, and the face of "mother" was not like.
I thought for a long time, - remembers Isota, - sometimes there were strict, and my husband was forbidden. But then the spouse was walked, and I gave the guys my consent. Who in youth was not started in various adventures?
The adventure turned into serious work, which lasted two years. Valentina's candidacy for the role of Mother Mother's role argued. He, having heard the arguments of his colleagues in favor of a simple Volgograd waitress, nodded affirmatively, and began. Posying turned out to be a very difficult occupation. Standing for a few hours a day with stretched hands and the left foot put the left foot was tedious. According to the plan of sculptors, the sword was intended in the right hand, but Valentine, so as not to tire heavily, put a long stick in her palm. At the same time, she had to give his face inspired, the expression calling on the feats.
The guys insisted: "Valya, you must call behind you. You are the motherland-mother!" And I called, for which I paid 3 rubles per hour. Imagine what the clock stand with an open mouth.
Was during work and one spicy moment. Sculptors insisted that Valentine, as likely in a simulator, posed nude, but isota resisted. Suddenly the husband will go. First, they came together on a separate bathing suit. True, then the upper part of the swimsuit had to remove. Breasts should work out as natural. By the way, there was no tunic on the university. This already twitched himself threw the robe on the "homeland". The finished monument our heroine saw a few days later, after his official discovery. It was interesting to look at yourself from the side: a face, hands, legs - all native, only from stone and growth of 52 meters. Since then, more than 40 years have passed. Valentina Isotova Live-Healthy and is proud to be a monument to her in life. For a long life. 
The sculpture of "Motherland-Mother calls", created by E.V.V.Vutshech, has an amazing property of the psychological impact on everyone who sees it. As the author managed to achieve this, you can only guess. Acute critical comments against his creation: She de and hypertrophied monumental, and frankly similar to Marselase, adorning the Parisian triumphal arch, is absolutely not explained by her phenomenon. It is impossible to forget that for the sculptor who survived the war of war, this monument, as, however, and the entire memorial, - first of all, the tribute to the memory of the fallen, and then - the reminder is alive, which, by his conviction, and so never be able to forget 
Sculpture of the motherland mother, together with Mamaev Kurgan, is the finalist of the contest "Seven Wonders of Russia"
February 3, 2013 | Categories: Places, History
Rating: +11 Article author: Elnino Views: 173692The statue of the Motherland-Mother Monument, which is in Volgograd, recognizes the highest in Europe and Russia. The element of the composite center is the second part of the triptych to which the elements include such elements as: the Magnitogorsk "Rear Front" and the Berlin "Military of the Liberator".
The general picture implies a sword made in the Ural Mountains raised to protect the fatherland near Stalingrad and lowered after the capitulation of the fascist command in the capital of Germany.
The monument is located on Mamaev Kurgan almost in the center of Volgograd. It is located near the coast of the Volga and River Station. The location of the face to the northeast involves the appeal to the Fatherland with a call to stand on the struggle against the hated enemy trying to destroy everything on its path.
The elevation, which became the location of the monument, according to the legends, is the place of grave the Golden Horde Maama. This is confirmed by numerous archaeological finds made before the war.
Daily battles have continued here from September 1942. In January 1943, about 34,000 soldiers died here. That is why this place was chosen for the construction of the sculpture.
The author's idea of \u200b\u200bthe monument "Motherland-Mother calls" in Volgograd
The idea to perpetuate the place that became a turning point during the Second World War at the Supreme Commander, appeared before her end. Already at the end of 1944, a competition was announced to determine the appearance of the monument.
Not only Soviet architects and ordinary people took part in it, the variations came from foreign countries: Morocco and China. The variants depicting Stalin and the pyramid from the integrated tanks acting as the basis were rejected. As a result, the version of the sculptor Evgenia Viktorovich Vuchetich, which is called "Mother's Mother", was chosen.
The history of the construction of the monument "Motherland-Mother calls"
The statue of "Mother's Mother" in Volgograd, whose height allowed her to get into the Guinness Book of Records, was built by almost the Soviet Union. As an example, the memories of the working one of the Ural Metallurgical Plants can be given "" By learning that our metal will go to the manufacture of the frame of the monument, although it will be necessary to work in 2 shifts, we disadvantaged. "
The presented example is not united. At the stage of fillings, the shapes, any simple could cause the setting of concrete and the formation between the layers of the microde. To prevent this, cars delivering the material were marked with special ribbons, allowing to pass "on the red" light of the traffic light.
The construction of the monument was started in the summer of 1959. It lasted for 8 years and ended in the fall of 1967. For this, a large number of building material was used, as a result of which the walls of the pedestal with a thickness of 0.3 m. The foundation, fully blurred to the ground at the base, was deepened at 15 m. For what was diverted with more than 8 m.
In total, it was spent:
- Concrete - 5500 tons.
- Metal structures and fittings - 2,500 tons.
The main persons, the sculptor E. V. Vuchethich and the engineer N. V. Nikitin, under whose leadership a lot of other specialists opened in various directions.
For example:
- Musical accompaniment and sounding of each sculptural composition of the ensemble on Mamaev Kurgan - Dictaur A. I. Levitan, sound engineers A. I. Geraskin, director V. K. Maheoev.
- Consultant for military topics Marshal of the USSR, who took direct participation in the defense of Stalingrad - V. I. Chuikov.
Priming statue
The statue of the Motherland-mother in Volgograd, the height of which was an absolute record of that time partially reminds the face of the sculptor's spouse.
There is an opinion that other people and antique figures were inspired by the author:
- Girls who posted to him, but not suspect for what purposes: A. A. Peshkova; V. Isotova; E. Grebneva.
- Athlete Discolk Nina Dumbadze, with whom he sculpted the figure.
- The figure "Mosselase", printed on a triumphal arch in Paris.
- Antique self-defraquist statue.
Whose image, in fact, Evgeny Viktorovich took as a pre-edge, no one knows. The author died at the age of 65, 7 years after the opening of his sculpture.
Elimination of lablems of construction
Concerning the stability of the design appeared at the construction stage. 2 years before the end of the commission, the commission from the Gosstroy recommended the management of strengthening the soil from the fear of "slipping" to the river bank. As a result, capital additional reinforcement and concreting on the basis of the statue was performed.
A year after the discovery, another problem appeared. The Sword of the statue made of stainless steel and the titanium sheets were made with errors in the calculations. The wide web was the reason for the appearance of excessive voltage, as a result of which swinging occurred. For winter, the metal was deformed and began to make a sharp creaking sound.
The decision was made only in 1972.
The sword was replaced with a new, cast at the local Metallurgical Plant "Red October". Now it was made of steel. Sailing was reduced by adding holes at the top. Another survey of 1986 revealed a number of deviations from the specified parameters. According to the recommendations received, work was carried out to strengthen the isow and facade.
A key error during the construction was not made by the fault of the architect and workers. "Mother-mother" was built into a difficult time for the country. Many cities have not yet been restored from Ruins, so all funds were aimed at construction, and not to develop new innovative technologies to improve the quality of concrete.
The result was periodic weathered and fine cracking of the structure under ultraviolet and strong steppe winds. Therefore, every year it is subject to small decorative repair.
Technical characteristics of monument
The base for the statue is a 2-meter pedestal based on a solid foundation. The hill on which it is located is formed artificially. Initially, the elevation was located on the spot where the church is.
Soil for embankments was transported on trucks within 1 month. According to the estimated data, more than 150 tons of land were delivered. The weight of the resulting structure of the statue is 8,000 tons of reinforced concrete.
The inner cavity is hollow, 119 metal cables are located here, each of which is designed to hold the load, equal to 60 tons. The purpose of the tension is the holding and rigidity of the entire design. The pretension control is carried out using sensors placed at the ends of stretch marks. Some of them are not whole, but are joined on intermediate floors, reinforcing concrete design.
The most complex design is located at the chest level of the monument. Mentioned steel cables distribute the structure of the design, tightening the weight of the hand weight of the monument. It should be noted that the clutch with the foundation "Motherland-Mother" does not have, thus, it holds like a chess figure, under its own weight.
Contrary to numerous speculations about the ever-existing elevator and a restaurant for VIP people and the observation platform, located in the head and sword - there is nothing here. Only the stairs can be closed in the upper part, with a height of 52 m, which has 203 steps. Most of the premises are small rooms with an area of \u200b\u200b3 * 3 m.
However, in the area of \u200b\u200bthe head and chest there are large 2 halls in which equipment that takes into account the oscillation of the structure is. You can only go to the head on a metal staircase installed vertically. To do this, you will have to overcome the mine with a diameter of no more than 1.5 m. The room has an output intended for industrial climbers. Two more are available in Ephesus.
Interesting facts about the monument "Motherland-Mother calls"
At the time of design, Vuchetich changed the concept of the project after it was approved. Initially, he suggested an option from two compositions: the warrior stands on his knees before her knees, stretching her sword.
The ideological considerations of Yevgeny Viktorovich were based on the fact that the soldier cannot give his weapons, as the war is not over. This is not the only deviation from the planned project.
A number of changes were gradually introduced that few people know:
Excursions to Mamaev Kurgan. Prices
Mamaev Kurgan is a place where there is still a bitterness of losses and the joy of victory in the Great Patriotic War. To get acquainted with the main attractions, the expositions of the memorial complex can be independently or using the services of excursions.
The review begins and ends in one place: at the foot before the staircase consisting of 200 steps, similar to the number of days that the Stalingrad battle continued. As an approximate acquaintance below, in the table, information on the cost of excursion services Museum-Reserve "Stalingrad Battle" (Mamaev Kurgan) is given.
| Category, Civil Status of the tourist | Cost of services, rub. |
| Groups of Russian citizens and the Republic of Belarus quantity from 1 to 5 | 1 200 for group |
| Groups of foreign citizens amount from 1 to 5 | 2 500 for group |
| Citizen of the Russian Federation and RB | 250 |
| Pupils of the Russian Federation, RB, Applicants of higher educational institutions of full-time education | 150 |
| Pupils of medium educational institutions of the Russian Federation, RB | 100 |
| Citizens of foreign states | 400 |
The cost of providing services is given in accordance with the order of the Museum-Reserve "Stalingrad Battle" of February 22, 2018
The likelihood of the destruction of the statue
The statue of "Mother's Mother" in Volgograd, whose height reaches 85 m, is able to simultane for a long time. Despite numerous structural errors, which were previously stated, the probabilities of destruction is not observed. With appropriate maintenance and control, one of the unique monuments recognized by the miracle of Russia will remain as much for many years.
Starting from 1966, the statue began to deviate from its initial position. However, the calculated information show that there is nothing critical in excess of permissible standards. For example, in the period from 2000 to 2008. She shifted to 16 mm. The design features of the project suggest and allow the deviation from the vertical axis by 272 mm.
One of the most unique buildings of Russia throughout the history of existence pursue various legends and stories. If one of them are real, then a number of others are simply fiction.
If we talk about facts from the present past, you can select the following:
Among fairy tales are the most common are 2:
- The story of the elevator, the restaurant and the observation platform functioning many years ago about which was previously said.
- The myth that after the monument was opened inside him, one of the members of the reception commission was lost. Despite the huge number of small premises, get lost in them problematic.
Comparison of statues with other large monuments in the world
The statue of "Mother's Mother" in Volgograd, the height of which allows it to enter the 10 highest monuments depicting a figure of a person in full growth. If we talk about Russian sculptures, exceeds it only by the monument to Peter I, located on the Moscow River.
However, if we take into account that the Volgograd exhibit for more than 50 years, and the Moscow Total 21 and submit the difference in the technological progress of these times, preference is given to the first. The height of a person is only 18 m, and 98 is achieved taking into account the ensemble from the mast ship.
Statue of Liberty in New York
"Statue of Liberty" translated from English means "illuminating the world of freedom." It is located near New York Manhattan, on the island, in the middle of the bay. The monument was built at the end of the XIX century as a reminder of the independence century of the United States. What is noteworthy, not Americans were engaged in construction statues, but the French, but the element itself was presented as a gift.
The monument represents women dressed in Hiton, covering all her body, with the exception of head, hands and feet. Bosy legs it stands on torn chains, personifying independence. On the head there is a 7-finite crown, in the right raised hand - a lit torch, in the left - Skriegalal, reminding the date of adoption of the independence declaration.
Unlike the Volgograd monument, thin copper sheets were used to build here, which minted in wooden forms and were installed on the steel base.
You can get acquainted with the technical characteristics of the Freedom Statue in the table below:
Statue of Christ in Rio de Janeiro
The Brazilian statue is attributed to the new 7 wonders of light. Its height is 38 m, but due to the fact that it is located at the highest point, periodically it becomes the so-called threshold. Approximately 4 - 5 times a year in it lightning.
The date of the foundation of the monument is equal to the Century of Brazil Independence Anniversary.
Work on it was started in 1922, after 9 years the construction was completed. The uniqueness of the work performed is that for a number of reasons, they are not possible in place. As a result, the design of the frame took place in France. For this, reinforced concrete and talco chlorite was used.
You can familiarize yourself with the general technical characteristics of the Statue of Christ Rio de Janeiro in Table:
Buddha statue in Japan
In Japanese, she is called the Daibunts Unscake that in translation means a big buddha, it is located in the city of mustache. This is the third largest statue in the world and the largest of the bronze made. Rises above the ground at a height of 120 m, of which the size of the platform is only 20 m.
With its appearance, it shows that he transmits the teaching to followers heading along the right path of enlightenment. The right hand is in the raised state, the left is lowered along the body. The palms are deployed towards observers. The index and thumb of each of them is connected in the tips, the rest are direct.
The technical characteristics of the monument are shown in the table:
Motherland mother in Ukraine
The monument was opened in 1981. It was the first steel monument of such sizes built on the territory of the Soviet Union. Work on the appearance of the statue was performed by E. V. Vuchethich, who created the Motherland on Mamaev Kurgan. The sudden death of the sculptor did not stop the work. His case continued Vasily Boroday and a number of other specialists who worked with Evgenia Viktorovich.
The statue on the shore of the Dnieper is depicted in the form of a woman holding a sword in one hand, and in another shield, symbolizing the defense of the fatherland. The design of the hollow, inside it has 2 elevators designed to move the service and repair personnel. In the early 2000s, the excursions were allowed to rise into the upper part of the statue, where the observation deck was equipped.
However, in 2003 there was a case of a visitor's fall, as a result, the entrance was limited. Regular inspections of the technical condition suggest that the margin of the monument of the Motherland-Mother's monument is available for more than 150 years.
You can get acquainted with the technical characteristics of the statue in the table:
The Motherland-Mother statue emphasizes the high moral spirit of the Russian people, the Creator of the Great Historical Event, who has prevented the course of the Great Patriotic War. Fights for Volgograd (Stalingrad) revealed the unrequited love of the soldier to the dedication, regardless of nationality and civil status.
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Video about the statue of the motherland mother
The history of the creation of the statue of the motherland Mother in Volgograd:
"15 years of search and doubts, sadness and joy, rejected and found solutions. What did we want to tell people by this monument on the historic Mamaev Kurgan, on the site of bloody battles and immortal feats? We sought to convey, first of all, the disadvantageous moral spirit of Soviet warriors, from the selfless devotion of the Motherland, "said the Great Soviet sculptor at the opening of the memorial Evgeny Vuctech.
Before building a memorial, the peak of Kurgan was the terrain located 200 meters from the current vertex. Now it is located the temple of all saints. The current vertex formed artificially to build a monument.
At the design stage, Vuchetich constantly made changes. Initially, the project assumed the presence of two figures (a woman and a cranked soldier), and in the hand of the mother-mother-mother should not keep a sword, but a red banner. But they refused him, as from the magnificent decorated pedestal. The monumental stairs, which have already been built, were replaced by a carriage-serpentine, which like a tape is looking for a statue. The dimensions changed and the size of the mother rose from 36 meters to 52. Although the plan of the sculptor is not here, just Nikita Khrushchev said in an ultimative form that it should certainly be higher than the Statue of Freedom.
Mamaev Kurgan, on which the monument is located, has always been a strategic object, a panorama of the city has opened. Of the 200 days of the Stalingrad battle, the struggle for Mamaev Kurgan lasted 135 days. He and in the snowy course remained black: the snow here quickly melted from breaking bombs. Every square meter accounted for 500 to 1250 bullets and fragments. In the first post-war spring, Mamaev Kurgan was not conceded, even her grass has not grown in the burnt ground.
According to the most modest calculations, about 35 thousand people were buried at Mamaev Kurgan. In place of this huge fraternal grave and built the main monument of Russia.
Mother's motherland is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the biggest sculpture of the statue in the world. Its total height is 85 meters, weight - 8 thousand tons. The most complex calculations of the stability of this design did the Doctor of Technical Sciences Nikolai Nikitin (he also participated in the design of Moscow State University and the Ostankino Tower). At the moment, the statue ranks 11th in the list of the highest statues of the world. The highest sculpture was built in 2008. This is the statue of Buddha in the Chinese province Henan, her height together with the pedestal - 153 meters.
A sword is 33 meters long and a weight of 14 tons was originally made of stainless steel, covered with titanium sheets. But the wind of the sheets of titanium shells thundered, and additionally loaded the hand. As a result, the blade was replaced by another - entirely consisting of fluorinated steel.
During the construction of the monument, a stable supply of concrete was needed, otherwise the seams between the layers could not be durable. Trucks that carried out the delivery of concrete for the construction of the monument were marked with ribbons of a certain color. Drivers were allowed to pass "on red", the traffic police were forbidden to stop them.
From the foot to the top platform leads 200 degrees, by the number of days of the Stalingrad battle. Inside the statue itself, it also had to be 200 degrees. But at the expense of the spans, their number increased to 203.
The entrance to the outsiders is strictly prohibited, which is why it covered with rumors and riddles. Many people think that in the mouth there is an observation deck, and closer to the ear restaurant for VIP persons. However, it is not. According to another legend, soon after the creation in the sculpture, a person was lost, after that no one had seen him.
At the monument on Mamaev Kurgan - a fighter with a machine gun and a grenade and the inscription on the pedestal "stand to death!" Marshal's face of the Soviet Union Vasily Ivanovich Chuikov. He was the main military consultant of the Memorial. According to the will of the commander of the 62nd Army buried on Mamaev Kurgan.
According to the memories of the Soviet physics, Academician Andrei Sakharov, Evgeny Vuchetich, the author of the memorial ensemble heroes of the Stalingrad battle at Mamaev Kurgan in Volgograd, shared with him in a private conversation: "I am asked the authorities, why did she open with her mouth, because it is ugly. I answer: And she screams - for the homeland ... Your mother! "
The monument is the second part of the triptych, which also consists of the "Rear-Front" monuments in Magnitogorsk and the "Warrior-Liberator" in the Berlin Trept-Park. It is understood that the sword, stitched on the shore of the Urals, then raised his mother's mother in Stalingrad and lowered after the victory in Berlin.
The silhouette of the sculpture "Motherland" was taken as a basis for developing the coat of arms and the flag of the Volgograd region.
On May 9, 2045, a capsule was opened in Volgograd to the 100th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War in Mamaev Kurgan with the appeal of the participants of the war to descendants.
There is another motherland-mother - in Kiev, it is also the creation of a voutis. Stands on the right bank of the Dnieper. She is 23 meters less than his companion, however, standing on a huge pedestal, within which the museum is located. Due to this, the total height of it above.
In Moscow, there is a copy of the head of the Volgograd Motherland's Motherland. She hides behind the fence of the workshop of a verticious street on the street.
Perhaps the biggest riddle - from whom they left the motherland mother, challengers are enough. 79-year-old resident of Barnaul Anastasia Peshkov on the eve of the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the victory near Stalingrad announced that she became a prototype of the famous sculpture of Vuchetich. In 2003, Valentina Isotova made the same statement. She worked as a waitress in the "Volgograd" restaurant and argued that she was invited to work in a simulator himself. "I paid 3 rubles per hour. There is a lot of me from me - the neck, sons of hands, legs, hips - all my! " - said Isota. Another contender - Ekaterina Grebneva, a sports gymnast, and now a well-deserved teacher in pensions. She also posed for anybody, but does not claim uniqueness: "This collective image. I think that I did not have one posing for sculptors. "
However, the former deputy director of the monument of the ensemble "Heroes of the Stalingrad Battle" Valentina Koshenda of all the contender calls the impostors: "Figure Yevgeny Viktorovich did with Nina Dumbadze, a famous discolkie. She posed him in Moscow, in his workshop. But behind the face of the sculpture of Evgeny Viktorovich is not going to go far Became. He created him with a spouse - faith of Nikolaevna. And sometimes she called the sculpture with the name of his wife - Verochka. "
Made of pre-stressed reinforced concrete - 5,500 tons of concrete and 2400 tons of metal structures (without base on which it stands).
The overall height of the monument is 87 meters. It is installed on a stove with a height of only 2 meters, which rests on the main foundation of 16 meters high, most of which is hidden under the ground.
The height of a female figure is 52 meters (mass - over 8 thousand tons). Statue stands statue standing freely on the plate, like a chess piece on the board. Inside, the whole statue consists of individual cell cells. The rigidity of the frame is supported by 99 metal cables constantly in tension.
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The sculpture "Motherland-Mother calls!" Was 45 years old.Andrei Mireyko
Volgograd, May 8 - AIF-Volgograd. FIDIA, PRACTEL, Rodgen - these names know the whole world. Thanks to the masterful turtle on hearing the name of the sculptor Donatello. But in our history were their brownies, who received universal recognition. So, in Volgograd, for example, there are works of Faith Muchina (at the departure of the planetarium) and Evgenia Vuchetich (Mamaev Kurgan and the Lenin Statue (until 1960 - Stalin) on the Fadeev Embankment).
We are on the envy of all bourgeois ...
By the way, Vuchethich is the author of two statues of the Mother Motherland. The central figure of the Memorial at Mamaev Kurgan, perhaps, the peak (in all values) of the creativity of the famous sculptor. Here the giantism of thinking is fully presented.
"What did we want to tell people with this monument on the place of the bloody battles and immortal feats? - He spoke after the end of the construction of an architectural ensemble. - We are sought to convey, first of all, the disadvantageous moral spirit of Soviet soldiers, their selfless devotion to the Motherland. The monument to the heroes of the Stalingrad battle is a monument to the greatest historical event. And therefore we were looking for large-scale, especially monumental solutions and forms that, in our opinion, would allow the most fully transmitting the scope of mass heroism. "
However, the size of the complex is due not only to the author's vision, but also by direct indication of Khrushchev: Mother Mother must be higher than the American Statue of Freedom. Above, it means above. Business ...
Sisters in arms
Already after the death of Evgenia Vuchetich, the construction of the second Mother Motherland was completed: in Kiev. The statue itself is less than Volgograd, but it stands on a 40-meter pedestal, within which the museum is located. Therefore, the colossus is seen from afar.
Initially, the figure was planned to cover with gravestone gold, but then they refused from this idea. In general, the project of Vuchetich has undergone some changes, since after his death the Kiev Master Vasily Boroday, who had his own vision.
Constructed a metal statue using a crane specially made under this construction. To the object of the object, that crane did not have time to dismantle and simply cut the autogen. And the ends are in the water. Literally: Metallic cores drowned in the Dnieper, so as not to call the eyes of the party bosses.
Sometimes the Volgograds and Kiev residents argue, whose homeland is better. Residents of other cities of Russia and Ukraine are drawn in the controversy. Sculptures are broken into politics. But both facilities will have their own admirers. In addition, both Mothers have one father: Evgeny Vuchetich. Yes, and he designed his statues not in order to burst the peoples. After all, the Motherland at that time was for all alone. And both "daughters" of vuchetich, it seems, calmly and friendly look at each other. They are visible from above ...
Large and high statues were built since ancient times. For example, the Great Sphinx, built by the ancient Egyptians, was 20 meters in height. However, in the last century, a number of statues were built, much higher than the height of the ancient wonders of the world. In this list, I will list the 7 highest statues of the world at the moment.
7. Sculpture of the motherland mother in Kiev
This is a monument in honor of the Great Patriotic War, calling for patriotism. The creation of the sculpture was completed in 1981, the statue itself towers 62 meters, and together with the general structure, the height is 102 meters. Statue weight - 560 tons. What is interesting is much more famous for the sculpture of the motherland mother in Volgograd, on Mamaev Kurgan, but its height is 54 meters
6. Sculpture of Emperors Yan and Huan
This sculpture was carved into a rock, for more than two decades. Finished her creation in 2007. The overall height of the sculpture is 106 meters. For those who do not know, the sculpture is devoted to the two most first emperors of China - Yan Di and Huan Di
5. Statue of Guan Yin in China
Huan Yin Bodhisattva Statue of 108 meters high is located on the southern coast of Hainan Island in China. The creation of a statue took 6 years, the work was completed in 2005
4. Statue Cristi Rei (110 meters)
This statue was built under inspiration from the famous statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro in 1959. 10 years left for construction, and the statue size fully corresponds to the statue in Rio. The total height of the monument is 110 meters
3. Statue of the ears of Daibuts in Japan (120 meters)
The statue of the ears Daibuts is dedicated to the Buddha Amitabha and is located in the city of Ears in Japan. It was built in 1995. This is the third world statue of the world, the overall height of the monument is 120 meters. Inside the statue, an elevator is arranged, on which you can climb to the viewing platform at the top of the statue
2. Laykyun Setkyar in Myanmar (130 meters)
This statue is the second height in the world. It is built on Kaung Hill in Central Myanmar. His feet is also the biggest oblique statue of Buddha in the world. The inclined Buddha was built in 1991, and high Laykyun Setkyar in 2008
1. Buddha Spring Temple (153 meters)
This is the biggest and high statue in the world. The total height of the entire monument is 153 meters. The construction of this sculpture was started after the terrorists blew up the Bamiyang Buddhas in Afghanistan. The statue was completed in 2008 
The graph below shows the dimensions of the spring Buddha relative to the statue of freedom, mother's homeland in Volgograd and Christ the Redeemer 
