🇷🇺Estátua Mãe Pátria, Mamayev Kurgan. Uma excursão com uma russa. Volgogrado | Stalingrado

I invite you to take a historical tour of Mamayev Kurgan, not only by watching a video of the site, but also by immersing yourself in the historical context of this incredible place, learning historical information and interesting facts about the Battle of Stalingrad. Mamayev Kurgan holds the title of "Russia's Main High Point," it is the main site and postcard image of Volgograd, the most important memorial complex in Russia and, simultaneously, one of the saddest and most melancholic places in the country, where intense fighting took place during the Battle of Stalingrad in 1942 and 1943. Here are located several mass and individual graves containing the ashes of the defenders of Stalingrad. The "Motherland" sculpture is one of the tallest sculptures in the world. During World War II, Mamayev Kurgan was an extremely important strategic point on the map, and the Volga River was a vital artery for supplying the Red Army. Therefore, the German command aimed to capture this point to weaken the Soviet army. However, thanks to the resilience and heroic, brutal defense of Soviet soldiers, as a result of the intense and bloody fighting in the Battle of Stalingrad, the Red Army defeated the Nazi troops, radically changing the course of the war and marking the beginning of the Soviet Union's victory. 01:18 - the high-relief composition "Memory of Generations". 02:05 - granite pedestals with the names of heroic cities of the Soviet Union. 02:44 - the staircase to the monuments. 03:19 - the "avenue of pyramidal poplars". 03:59 - the "Standing Until Death" square. 05:47 - the "ruined walls". 09:59 - the "Heroes' Square". 14:21 - the "retaining wall". 15:42 - the "Military Glory Hall". 18:44 - the "Square of Sorrow". 19:58 - the Tomb of Marshal Vasily Chuikov. 21:14 - the small mass grave of Soviet soldiers and the Church of All Saints. 21:42 - the T-34 tank monument, the Stalingrad Defense Line. 22:41 - the climb to the "Motherland Calls" sculpture. 24:09 - at the foot of the sculpture, the top of the Great Mass Grave of Soviet soldiers. 25:33 - a curiosity of Mamayev Kurgan. 26:14 - the Rifle Guard of Honor. The Changing of the Guard Ceremony. 30:19 - curious facts about the "Motherland Calls" sculpture. 32:07 - the memorial cemetery. 33:31 - Peoples' Friendship Park. 34:09 - Thank you for watching! #SovietUnion #Stalingrad #WorldWarII