The mamayev hill

The Mamayev Kurgan

Made by Kvartovkin Svyatoslav

5th form A

Lyceum 7

Teacher Gakotina T.I.

Solnechnogorsk

The Mamayev KurganO Mamaev Hill - is the highest hill in Volgograd (102 m).

That was the highest point which Russian solders defended so frantically that after that bloody battle the hill was covered with mine debris, corpses, bombs and shells.

O It is a memorial complex commemorating the Battle of Stalingrad (August 1942 to February 1943). The battle was a decisive Soviet victory over the German attackers.

O The monumental memorial was constructed between 1959 and 1967, and is crowned by a huge statue of the Motherland on the top of the hill. The monument, designed by Yevgeny Vuchetich, has the full name The Motherland Calls! (Russian: Родина-мать зовёт! 

O It consists of a concrete sculpture, 52 metres tall, and 82 metres from the feet to the tip of the 27-metre sword, dominating the skyline of the city of Stalingrad (later

renamed Volgograd).

O  In total there are 10 monuments dedicated to Stalingrad Battle in the complex. There are the welcome composition at the entrance; Square of the “Fighters to the bitter end”, Alley of Poplars, Ruined Walls, Square of Heroes, Monumental High relief, Square of Sorrow, Hall of Warrior Glory and Military memorial cemetery.

O  In total there are 10 monuments dedicated to Stalingrad Battle in the complex. There are the welcome composition at the entrance; Square of the “Fighters to the bitter end”, Alley of Poplars, Ruined Walls, Square of Heroes, Monumental High relief, Square of Sorrow, Hall of Warrior Glory and Military memorial cemetery.