Historical and Memorial Complex "To the Heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad" on Mamayev Kurgan

Monument-ensemble Heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad on Mamayev Kurgan is world famous, it is the most visited monument in the country. Two hundred days and nights lasted the Battle of Stalingrad, of which about 140 days did not stop fighting for the main height of Russia - Mamaev Kurgan. It is no coincidence that it was here that the majestic monument “Motherland Calls!” was erected. Numerous tourists and visitors who annually visit the memorial do not remain indifferent to the sacred memory of the heroic defenders of Stalingrad.

The monument-ensemble to the heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad is a unique sculptural and architectural ensemble and a complex engineering structure. This is the highest form of monumental art - a three-dimensional, architectural and sculptural composition, united by a common idea.
Completely unique Wall-ruins of Stalingrad - a symbolic image of the city incinerated by the war, in the bas-relief image of which with figurative compositions, documentary inscriptions, musical and literary sound design, the general spirit of the Battle of Stalingrad is conveyed, the state of mind of its participants is expressed; the majestic sculpture "Motherland Calls!" - the main monument of the memorial complex, crowning the Monument-ensemble, looks convincingly beautiful from any point. It is a symbol of the hero city of Volgograd. The tallest sculpture in the world. The authors set the task: to invoke in a creative image and implement in practice a new type of Monument-ensemble, in which the artistic content would be determined by the theme of the people, a mass feat and which would be imbued with great humanism.
The monument to the Heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad on Mamayev Kurgan is world famous, it is the most visited monument in the country.
The battle of Stalingrad lasted 200 days and nights, 140 of them did not stop fighting for the main height of Russia - Mamaev Kurgan.
It is not by chance that the majestic monument “Motherland Calls!” would be erected here. Numerous tourists and visitors who visit the memorial every day do not remain indifferent to the sacred memory of the heroic defenders of Stalingrad.