Mother woman figure height. Motherland-Mother in Volgograd

Sculpture "Motherland-Mother calls!" - The composite center of the monument-ensemble "Heroes of the Stalingrad Battle" on Mamaev Kurgan in Volgograd. One of the highest statues of the world.

A huge hill rises above the sorrow area, which matures the main monument - Motherland Mother. This is a bulk kurgan with a height of about 14 meters, in which the remains of 34,505 soldiers are buried - Stalingrad defenders. On the top of the hill to the motherland of the mother leads a serpentine track, along which 35 granite tombstones of heroes are located Soviet Union, participants of the Stalingrad battle. From the foot of the mound to its vertex, the serpentine consists of exactly 200 granitate steps 15 and 35 cm wide - by the number of days of the Stalingrad battle.

Mamaev Kurgan in the winter of 1945. On the foreground - broken German cannon Cancer 40.

End point path - monument "Motherland is called!", composite center of the ensemble, highest point Kurgan. Its dimensions are huge - the height of the figure is 52 meters, and the total height of the Mother Motherland - 85 meters (Together with the sword). For comparison, the height of the famous statue of freedom without pedestal is only 45 meters. At the time of the construction of Motherland, the mother was the highest statue in the country and in the world. Later, the Kiev Motherland-Mother is 102 meters high. Today, the highest statue in the world is the 120-meter Buddha Statue, built in 1995 and located in Japan, in the city of Chuchur. The total weight of the mother's motherland is 8 thousand tons. IN right hand She holds a steel sword, the length of which is 33 meters, and the weight is 14 tons. Compared with the growth of man, the sculpture is increased 30 times. The thickness of the reinforced concrete walls of the Motherland is only 25-30 centimeters. It was cast by a layer of a layer using a special formwork from plaster materials. Inside the rigidity of the frame is supported by the system from more than hundreds of cables. The monument is not fastened with the foundation, keeps the force of gravity. Motherland Mother stands on a plate with a height of only 2 meters, which rests on the main foundation height of 16 meters, but it is almost not visible - most of it is hidden under Earth. To enhance the effect of the monument at the peak point of Kurgan, an artificial embankment of 14 meters high was made.

Stalingrad, Mamaev Kurgan. In the foreground, Renault Ue Chenillette is a light French armored personnel carrier, which was in service with the Wehrmacht.

As soon as in Stalingrad, acknowledged canonade, a grateful country thought about how the monument to the creators of this great Victory. Drawings and sketches sent not only professionals, but also people of completely different professions. Some sent them to the Academy of Arts, others in the State Defense Committee, someone personally comrade Stalin. Moreover, everyone saw the future monument to grandiose, unprecedented sizes, under the meaning of the victory itself.

The All-Union Competition announced immediately after the war. All prominent Soviet architects participated. The results led ten years later. Although few people doubted that the winner would win Stalinist Prize Evgeny Vuchetich. By that time, he had already created a memorial in the Berlin Trept-Park and enjoyed the confidence of the first persons of the state. On January 23, 1958, the Council of Ministers of the USSR decided to start the construction of an ensemble monument at Mamaev Kurgan. In May 1959, the construction was boiled.

In his work, Vuchetich turned three times to the topic of a sword - the sword raises his motherland on Mamaev Kurgan, calling to expel the conquerors; The sword is destroying fascist Swastika Winner warrior in the Berlin Trept Park; The sword varies on the plow worker in the composition "Skid Swords on Oral", expressing the desire of people of goodwill to fight for disarmament in the name of the celebration of the world on the planet. This sculpture was presented to the collaboration of the United Nations and was established before the headquarters in New York, and its copy is the Volgograd Plant Gas Equipment, in whose workshops their motherland was born). Born by this sword was in Magnitogorsk (during the war of the war, every third projectile and every second tank was made of Magnitogorsk metal), where the "Rear-Front" monument was installed.

During the construction of the monument motherland in already ready project Many changes were made. Few people know that initially at the top of Mamaeva Kurgan at the pedestal was to stand the sculpture of mother's motherland with a red banner and a knee-free fighter (according to some versions, the author of this project was Ernst Unknown). To the monument to initial design Two monumental stairs were led. But subsequently, Vuchetich changed the basic idea of \u200b\u200bthe monument. After the Stalingrad battle, the country had to have another 2 years of bloody battles and was still far from victory. Vuchetich left the mother-mother one, now she called her sons to start a victorious expulsion of the enemy.

He removed the pompous pedestal of Mother's Motherland, practically repeated the one on which his winner soldier stands in the Trept-Park. Instead of monumental stairs (which, by the way, were already built), the Mother's Mother's Mother has a serpentine track. Motherland itself "grown" with regard to the original size - her height reached 36 meters. But this option did not become final. Soon after the end of the work on the foundation of the main monument of Vuchetich (on the task of Khrushchev) increases the size of the mother's motherland to 52 meters. Because of this, builders had to urgent order "Break" the foundation, for which 150 thousand tons of land put in the mound.

In the Timiryazevsky district of Moscow, in the country of Vuchetich, where his workshop was located and today - the architect house-museum - you can see the working sketches: the reduced mock-up molding layout, as well as the mock of the head of the statue in full size.

In a sharp, a rapid fit in the mounds rose in the mound. With a sword in his hands, she calls for their sons to defend the Fatherland. The right leg of her leg is slightly reserved back, the torso and head are vigorously deployed to the left. The face is harsh and volitional. Shifted eyebrows, wide open, screaming mouth swelling wind gusts short hair, strong handsfitting body shape long dressThe ends of the shawl sweeping the winds of the wind - all this creates a feeling of strength, expression and insurmountable desire forward. Against the background of a skyskle, she is similar to the bird soaring in the sky.

Mother's Motherland sculpture looks perfectly from all sides at any time of the year: in summer timewhen Kurgan is covered with a solid herbal carpet, and winter evening - Light, illuminated by the beams of spotlights. The majestic statue, speaking on the background of the dark blue sky, as if grows from Kurgan, merging with his snowy cover.

abote Sculptor E. V. Vuchetich and Engineer N. V. Nikitin is a multi-meter figure of a woman, stepped forward with a raised sword. The statue is an allegorical way of the Motherland, which is the name of his sons to fight with the enemy. In the artistic sense, the statue is modern interpretation The image of an ancient goddess of Victory Niki, who calls his sons and daughters to fight the enemy, continue further offensive.

Construction of the monument was started in May 1959 and completed on October 15, 1967. Sculpture at the time of creation was the highest than the world in the world. Restoration work on the main monument of the ensemble monument was carried out twice: in 1972 and 1986, in particular in 1972 the sword was replaced.

Valentine Isotova was a prototype of sculpture (on other information Peshkov Anastasia Antonovna, a graduate of the Barnaul Pedagogical School of 1953).

68-year-old Valentina Isotova was a model in creating the famous Russian Mother Mother Memorial. For almost 40 years she did not say that he participated in its creation.

Could I refuse when sculptors asked me to pose for a statue in memory of the huge losses incurred by the Red Army in Stalingrad? But I was horrified when they stated that I should pose nude.

It was the beginning of the 1960s, and decent women did not undress in any way but their husbands. Artists, even such respected and famous, as Lev Mainrenko, who worked on a memorial, did not mean anything for a 26-year-old woman.

I turned to me. I worked as a waitress in the main restaurant of the city of Volgograd - he is now there - and usually served the hall reserved for high-ranking party functionaries and delegations. Lev said that I am beautiful and embody all physical and mathematical qualities An ideal Soviet woman. Finally, I was flattered, how else?

Curiosity took up, and I agreed to pose. None of us and ideas had some famous "Motherland-Mother". Volgograd (former Stalingrad) is known for this sculpture as well as the battle-walked here.

My husband did not like that I would pose a group of artists sent from Moscow. He was terribly jealous and drove me for each session to the studio, which they arranged on the old plant of gas apparatuses.

After some time, it became the same work as any other, I almost did not think about what was standing in a swimsuit, and I was glad that I was paid three rubles a day, because then it was a decent amount. But only six months later I was finally filed on the sculptors of sculptors to remove the bra and expose the chest. But it was all. I was unshakable in my determination to keep the remnants of modesty and not to pose quite naked. It was unthinkable.

No one except relatives and closest friends did not know about it. Shortly after the sessions ended, I went to receive the first higher education: I have two diplomas - an economist and engineer. Then I left Volgograd and began to live and work in Norilsk.

After the opening of the Memorial in 1967, I thought about it a little and lived my life.

In October 2010, work began to ensure the security of the statue.

Sculpture is made of pre-stressed reinforced concrete blocks - 5,500 tons of concrete and 2400 tons metal structures (without reason on which it stands).

The overall height of the monument is 85-87 meters. It is installed on a concrete foundation of 16 meters deep. Height female figure - 52 meters (mass - over 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 entire statue consists of individual cell cells, like rooms in the building. The rigging of the frame is supported by ninety-nine metal cables that are constantly in tension.

A sword is 33 meters long and a weight of 14 tons was originally made of stainless steel, covered with titanium sheets. The huge mass and high sailboat of the sword caused by its colossal sizes caused a strong swinging of the sword when exposed to wind loads, which led to an excessive mechanical stress in the place of attachment of the hand holding a sword to the body of sculpture. The deformation of the design of the sword also caused the movement of the sheets of titanium trim, creating an unpleasant sound of a rattling metal. Therefore, in 1972, the blade was replaced by another - entirely consisting of fluorinated steel - and in the upper part of the sword there were holes that allowed to reduce its sailboat. The reinforced concrete structure of the sculpture was strengthened in 1986 on the recommendation of the NIIZB expert group under the leadership of R. L. Gray.

There are very few similar sculptures in the world, for example, the statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Motherland-Mother 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, then from 1970 to 1986 - 60 millimeters, until 1999 - 33 millimeters, from 2000-2008 - 16 millimeters, "the State Historical and Memorial Museum-Reserve said the director of FGUK" Stalingrad battle"" Alexander Velichkin.

Interesting Facts

• The sculpture of "Mother's Mother" is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the biggest sculpture-statue in the world at that time. 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 the height of 46 meters; the statue of the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro is 38 meters). On the this moment The statue ranks 11th in the list of the highest statues of the world.
• Vuchetical told Andrei Sakharov: "I am asked the authorities, why her mouth opened, because it is ugly. I answer: she screams - for their homeland ... Your mother! - shut up. "
• There is a legend, according to which a person was lost shortly after creating a sculpture; After that, no one seen him. But this is only a legend
• The silhouette of the sculpture "Motherland-Mother" was taken as a basis for the development of the coat of arms and the flag of the Volgograd region

In the course of construction, Vuctech has repeatedly made changes to the project. Little-known fact: At first, the main monument of the ensemble should have looked completely different. At the top of Kurgan, the author wanted to put the sculpture of Mother's Motherland with a red banner and a cranked fighter. On the initial plan, two monumental stairs were conducted. They managed to build when Vuchetich went to Khrushchev, the then leader of the country, and convinced him that it would be better if people would rise to the serpentine path.

But this is not all the changes that Master has introduced the finished project. About how it all happened, I was told by Valentina Klyushin, the former years of the Deputy Director of the Memorial. In the years of creating the complex, she worked in the Volgograd City Executive Committee and supervised the construction site.

- "Motherland-mother" Vuchetich decided to leave one. He removed the pompous pedestal, practically repeating the one on which his winner soldier stands in the Trept-Park. The main figure began above - 36 meters. But this option existed for long. As soon as the builders managed to make a foundation, as the author increased the size of the sculpture. Up to 52 meters! In the competition, the superpower was necessary that the chief monument of the USSR was higher than the American Statue of Freedom. I had to urgently "prigore" the foundation so that it can stand the 85-meter (together with the sword) sculpture, weighing 8 thousand tons. In the mound, then lay 150 thousand tons of land. And since the deadlines were pressed, a military battalion was allocated to help the brigades.

Validation came out with the current hall of military glory. It was assumed to install the panorama cloth. As soon as the "box" of the building was built, vuchetical decides that the panorama must be placed separately. What then did. And in the finished building around the perimeter of the walls there are mosaic banners with the names of the fallen defenders of the city. This question quickly spent quickly through the CPSU Central Committee.

With these most banners, there was also confusion. This is what Koshev told:

Worked with Mosaic Masters from Leningrad. And the art glass was supplied from the Ukrainian city of Lisichansk. Mosales laid out the interior as the material arrives. When everything was ready and removed the forests, everything was abuned. Tone on the wall so differed that she reminded chessboard. The term of delivery of the object was approached. And nothing remained anything, how to call "upstairs". This time Brezhnev. He immediately scored a rustle to the first secretary of the Central Committee of Ukraine and explained to him. In short, in a few days the car was taken to Volgograd a new glass.

Now imagine: in the courtyard June, it remains four months before the opening of the memorial. And it is necessary to restore the forests again, prepare and lay more than a thousand square meters of multi-colored glass pieces. The legendary commander of the 62nd Army of Vasily Chuikov very much helped here. By, by the way, he had a chief certificate of the project. At the disposal of the Staff of construction, 500 soldiers were submitted. Worked fighters in Stakhanovsky. After three weeks, the interior of the hall found a conceived appearance.

But these are not all the difficulties that the creators of the complex collided. In one of spring days In the same 1967, the critical situation was formed with a 33-meter sword.

…Normally, chief Engineer Volgogradhidrostroy Yuri Abramov in the morning went to work at the headquarters. On the way he came across a flock of boys arguing ... Why is it so strong swinging the sword in the hand of "Motherland"? Abramov raised his head and was horrified. Immediately conducted a RAM, and the next day the Special Commission came from Moscow. Soon it turned out that the designers did not take into account these perennial observations of the Rose of Winds. So it turned out that the sword turned out to be deployed in relation to the wind. I urgently had to make a few holes in it so that he could freeze freely. In addition, the Commission generally recommended replacing a heavy titanium sword on a lighter steel.

At the finish of construction, 50 powerful spotlights needed to highlight the sculpture. They could not get them anywhere. The country at that time was preparing to celebrate the 50th anniversary of October - and everything that was produced, it went to Moscow and Leningrad in difficultakers. The key was sent to the capital to the chairman of the MOSCORSPOLCOM. He said that Moscow is not able to help. And advised to travel to the manufacturer. And Klychev rushed to the city of Gusev, which in the Kaliningrad region. The director of "Electomasha" on request, too, only spread his hands. Then he thought and suggested Valentine to perform the factory radio before the workers and ask them to work on above the norm. Organized two additional shifts and searchlights "Sair" went to Volgograd. On October 15, 1967, the monument of the ensemble was solemnly open.

Eight years and five months continued construction. Almost forty years is a memorial. He always looked worthy. Even when everything in the country collapsed and came into disrepair, the grass was neatly trimmed in the mound. But only people working here know what this order costs. And how do you have to beat the money from the authorities of all ranks to patch and repair a huge unique farm.

Someone inadvertently expressed that, they say, "Mother's Mother" was so tilted that he could soon fall. Fuck it. "Any construction of this type," says the director of the memorial, retired Vladimir Berlov, - can bend. It is even stipulated by designers. For example, the project of our monument is designed to deviate 272 millimeters. Figure, - continues Berlov - constantly examined for the formation of cracks, roughness, its position is analyzed. And the analysis of concrete chips conducted in the German laboratory showed an excellent condition of the design and the presence of the necessary stock of the strength. From the inside it is supported by 99 tension ropes. Believe me, the director argues, this system will not allow the monument to put it up to a critical level. "

You can take a walk with Sergey Shares inside the monument

And here is a walk with Artemia Lebedev

At the end of June 1941, he saw the light, perhaps the main graphic work of the Great Patriotic WarFurther in the future in all history textbooks - the poster of Irakli Tidze "Motherland-Mother calls." According to the artist's own recognition, the idea of \u200b\u200bcreating collective image Mother calling for helping his sons came into his head completely accidentally. Hearing the first message of Sovinformbüro about the attack of fascist Germany in the USSR, the spouse Tidza ran into his workshop with a cry of "War!". An expression of her face, the artist ordered his wife to stop and immediately began to make sketches of the future masterpiece. In the future, the very concept of "Mother Mother" became hardly the cornerstone of the whole Soviet propaganda, embodied in countless imitation and swinging into related regions visual arts, including monumental.

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A huge hill towers, which is crowned by the main monument - Motherland Mother. This is a bulk kurgan with a height of about 14 meters, in which the remains of 34,505 soldiers are buried - Stalingrad defenders. To the top of the hill to the foot of the mother's motherland leads a serpentine track, along which 35 granite tombstones of the Heroes of the Soviet Union, participants of the Stalingrad battle are located. From the foot of the mound to its vertex, the serpentine consists of exactly 200 granitate steps 15 and 35 cm wide - by the number of days of the Stalingrad battle.

End point path - monument "Motherland is called!", composite center of the ensemble, the highest point of Kurgan. Its dimensions are huge - the height of the figure is 52 meters, and the total height of the Mother Motherland - 85 meters (Together with the sword). For comparison, the height of the famous statue of freedom without pedestal is only 45 meters. At the time of the construction of Motherland, the mother was the highest statue in the country and in the world. Later, the Kiev Motherland-Mother of 102 meters high (with a pedestal, without pedestal, her height is 62 meters). Today, the highest statue in the world is the 120-meter Buddha Statue, built in 1995 and located in Japan, in the city of Chuchur. The total weight of the mother's motherland is 8 thousand tons. In his right hand, she holds a steel sword, the length of which is 33 meters, and the weight is 14 tons. Compared with the growth of man, the sculpture is increased 30 times.

The thickness of the reinforced concrete walls of the Motherland is only 25-30 centimeters. It was cast by a layer of a layer using a special formwork from plaster materials. Inside the rigidity of the frame is supported by the system from more than hundreds of cables. The monument is not fastened with the foundation, keeps the force of gravity. Motherland Mother stands on a plate with a height of only 2 meters, which rests on the main foundation height of 16 meters, but it is almost not visible - most of it is hidden under Earth. To enhance the effect of the monument at the peak point of Kurgan, an artificial embankment of 14 meters high was made.

In his work, Vuchetich turned three times to the topic of a sword - the sword raises his motherland on Mamaev Kurgan, calling to expel the conquerors; The sword destroys the fascist swastika Winner in the Berlin Treps-Park; The sword varies on the plow worker in the composition "Skid Swords on Oral", expressing the desire of people of goodwill to fight for disarmament in the name of the celebration of the world on the planet. This sculpture was presented to the collaboration of the United Nations and was established before the headquarters in New York, and its copy is the Volgograd Plant Gas Equipment, in whose workshops their motherland was born). Born by this sword was in Magnitogorsk (during the war of the war, every third projectile and every second tank was made of Magnitogorsk metal), where the "Rear-Front" monument was installed.

Construction of Monument motherland It was started in May 1959 and completed on October 15, 1967. During the construction, many changes have been made to the finished project. Few people know that initially at the top of Mamaeva Kurgan at the pedestal was to stand the sculpture of mother's motherland with a red banner and a knee-free fighter (according to some versions, the author of this project was Ernst Unknown). Two monumental staircases were conducted to the monument at the initial plan. But subsequently, Vuchetich changed the basic idea of \u200b\u200bthe monument. After the Stalingrad battle, the country had to have another 2 years of bloody battles and was still far from victory. Vuchetich left the mother-mother one, now she called her sons to start a victorious expulsion of the enemy. He removed the pompous pedestal of Mother's Motherland, practically repeated the one on which his winner soldier stands in the Trept-Park. Instead of monumental stairs (which, by the way, were already built), the Mother's Mother's Mother has a serpentine track. Motherland's mother herself "grown" with respect to the initial size - her height reached 36 meters. But this option did not become final. Soon after the end of the work on the foundation of the main monument of Vuchetich (on the task of Khrushchev) increases the size of the mother's motherland to 52 meters. Because of this, builders had to urgently "prigore" the foundation, for which 150 thousand tons of land put in the mound.

In the Timiryazevsky district of Moscow, in the country of Vuchetich, where his workshop was located and today - the architect house-museum - you can see the working sketches: the reduced mock-up molding layout, as well as the mock of the head of the statue in full size.

In a sharp, a rapid fit in the mounds rose in the mound. With a sword in his hands, she calls for their sons to defend the Fatherland. The right leg of her leg is slightly reserved back, the torso and head are vigorously deployed to the left. The face is harsh and volitional. Shifted eyebrows, wide open, screaming mouth bloomed by winds short hair, strong hands, body shape long dress bloated by the winds of the wind shakes - all this creates a feeling of strength, expression and insurmountable desire forward. Against the background of a skyskle, she is similar to the bird soaring in the sky.

"Motherland-Mother calls" in Volgograd (in the past the city was called Stalingrad) - the main attraction is not only one city, but the whole of our country of Russia.

The heroic monument reminds all people about severe military time, which was destined to survive, no matter what.

Two hundred stages from granite leading up - the personification of the length of the Stalingrad battle, the alley of the Heroes of the USSR - all this entered our history of eternal memory.

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Description

The monument is the central point of the monumental composition of Mamaeva Kurgan - "Heroes of the Stalingrad Battle".

The main architectural object of the Mamaev Kurgan complex is the statue of "Motherland Mother's name", is located on the sorrow

Restarts the image of the Motherland, convening into battle, to protect their country. Sharp figures, wide eyes and open mouth, show courage and great heroism, peculiar to a woman in heavy war time. Raised up the sword in his right hand - the symbol of the Great Victory. Left hand As if calling for their movement of all.

The idea of \u200b\u200bcreating

Above the idea of \u200b\u200bcreating an architectural object worked for a long time and fruitful for 10 years.

The work of the sculptor E. V. Vuchetich and engineer N. V. Nikitina is a multi-meter figure of a woman, stepped forward with a raised sword

Many people took part in the creation, they sent drawings and sketches from different ends of the country's huge at that time. Each participant could be a real building author.

There was a painstaking and solid selection of applicants and works. So far, they are all stored in the workshop of the Timiryazevsky district of our capital, the founder of the project.

Of different sources Information prototypes could be three compatriots. However, these data were not confirmed.

Do you know that: There is a judgment that "Marselyza" from Paris was taken as the basis of the sculpture.

Construction history

Dates of construction of monumental structures: 1959 - 1967.

The founder's sculptor was Vuchetich E.V., who worked together with the devotees of Turenkov, sailor, Novikov, Demin and Belopolsky.

Each construction participant was awarded the highest state award. The history of construction has made a huge contribution to historical heritage our country.

In the future, two restorations have passed after construction: after 5 years, and then after 14 years.

Interesting fact: The main consultant for construction was the army commander, a participant in battles at Mamaev Kurgan - Chuikov V. I.

Specifications

The construction has truly giant sizes. Installed on a 14 meter bulk hill - hill. Located on a 16 meter fundamental basis.

Total height - 85 meters. It is installed on a concrete foundation of 16 meters deep. Mass - Over 8 thousand tons

The monument itself reaches - 52 meters in height. Stainless steel sword has titanium coating. The total weight is 22 tons: the statue is 8 tons, the sword is 14 tons.

The described object is made of concrete - 5,500 tons, and metal structures, weighing 2500 tons. Reinforced concrete support has 25 cm thick.

Molding support occurred gradually by layers, a special formwork and plaster materials were used. The rigid frame holds 99 metal cables.

It's important to know: sculpture composition The sword is 85 meters in a height.

From the foot of Kurgan before his top, the visitor passes 200 granite steps. Steps 200, since the Stalingrad battle continued for two hundred fire days And nights

The most interesting thing is that it is useful to know:

1. Sculpture belongs to Triptych, is its second base. The rest of the sculptures: "Warrior-Liberator", located in the Trept-Park of the city, and "Roll - Front" - in Magnitogorsk.
2. As the basis of the symbols of Volgograd, the contour of the sculpture itself is taken.
3. Several tens of meters separate the monument from the place where the temple of all saints is now. At this place was originally planned to establish "Mother's Mother".
4. The stability of the supply of construction concrete was carried out trucks marked with ribbons of the same color. Workers of the automotive inspection at that time received permission to skip drivers, even despite the traffic light.

Note: The monument is listed in the Guinness Book of Records and takes 11th place in the parameters of the highest world sculpture.

Probability of destruction

The project of the monument is designed to deviate 272 millimeters. The figure is constantly examined for the formation of cracks, roughness, its position is analyzed.

Unfortunately, the described object may threaten destruction, the researchers say so:

1. Members of the Commission, the USSR State Building In 1965, the first suspicions about the collapse of the monument were revealed. An order was issued to strengthen the structures of the structure. The cause of the alarm was the location of the monument. Finding the monument on the waterproof thicker, could be transferred to the Volga sculpture in the future;
2. In 2013, the Moscow sculptor and architect V. Churchov was sent to the Minister of Culture to the MEDINSKIA. The letter indicated the errors of the Nikitin architect, which were allowed when designing the sculpture.

Take note: Currently, the monument has numerous cracks. Annually the strengthening works of the foundation are held, a screed is set.

How to get

Monumental sculpture is located in Volgograd at: central District, Mamaev Kurgan, Avenue named after V.I. Lenin.

Area information Monument Motherland-mother on the map Volgograd

You can get to the monument on any public urban transport or on the subway. Tracks, high-speed trams, buses, trolley buses, route taxis go here. It turns out at the stop "Mamaev Kurgan".

It is worth noting: Visit the monument to the motherland-mother - free for all citizens, as well as the entrance to the territory.

Every day, residents of not only Russia, but also the Union republics come to the foot of the monument. Gratitude, worship, memory reverence dead warriors - components spiritual state every person who is heroic monument. In honor of the present and future defenders of the Fatherland raises their mother's mother's mother to the sky.

Watch the video in which it describes in detail about the history and idea of \u200b\u200bconstruction, specifications The symbol of the victory of Russia - the monument "Motherland-Mother calls!":

Welcome all readers of the site "I and the World"! Over 70 years have passed after terrible war 20 centuries, but the central sculpture on the Mamaev Kurgan "Motherland-Mother calls!" (Monument) to this day is a reminder of those terrible events.

General form

This sculpture is among the top ten in the world. Its sizes are huge - along with a length of the sword, it reaches 85 meters, and weighs 8,000 tons. In addition, the hill on which it stands, height 14 m. Grandous description of the monument: Suddenly rose to the Kurgan Russian woman and calling all his sons to defend native land from the enemy.

The volitional face is drawn back to the warriors - she screams loudly. Wind-blown hair and clothing like huge power Move her forward. A woman looks like a bird whipped into the sky above the city. Look at the magnificence of sculpture in the pictures.

Tracks lead to the hill, along which gravestone with fallen soldiers-liberators of the city. Under the hill itself with great sculpture Also buried soldiers and ordinary residents - only 34,505 defenders.

Building

For example, initially homeland-mother kept a red banner, and a warrior standing on one knee. But then the woman was left alone. The statue of "grown" by several meters and became higher than the famous statue of freedom.

Many are interested in the question: from whom the sculptor sculpt the motherland? Several options are a sportsman-disc-disc, the wife of the author Vera, a waitress in Valentina Isotov's restaurant and even the figure "Mosselease" in Paris.

A lot of cables supporting the statue and not giving rise to a heavy concrete structure are stretched inside. The sculpture is not fastened with the foundation, but it is only due to their gravity.

Interesting Facts:

• the image of the statue is drawn on the coat of arms and the flag of the Volgograd region and on postage stamp Germany 83 years;
• a small copy is set in Chinese Manchuria;
• to fill the statue of the statue in schedule, on the machines that brings to the mound concrete hung a ribbon, giving the right to pass onto the red color of the traffic light;
• at the foot of the footless niches for jacks, if the sculpture will threaten the fall.

In honor of what event is the famous monument built? The battle of 200 days continued for a height near Stalingrad, in winter and summer the Earth remained black from the breaks of shells, and in the spring, after the liberation of the city from the enemy in the mound did not even climb her grass. In honor of the terrible battle the sculpture was erected.

You can find the Great Monument to the liberators at the address: in the city of Volgograd, Lenin Avenue, Mamaev Kurgan. Gorgeous photos of statues from all sides.

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Who created where is located, which means, in which city it is worth and when it was created - all this is shown in the article about the grand construction of the sculpture "Mother's Mother call!"

Motherland's monument in Volgograd is so known and recognizable all over the world, which is quite worthy to represent Russia and be her business card. The entire memorial ensemble is called "Heroes of the Stalingrad Battle". In 2008, he entered national listwhere the seven wonders of the world's light are represented.

What does it mean for Volgograd Mamaev Kurgan.

Motherland-Mother and other objects of the famous Memorial are located at the height of the Mamaev Kurgan today. For the first time, such a name of the terrain was used by one of the authors of the Evgeny Vometha complex. Before the war, this hill in the people called simply "Budgorm".

However, scientists talk about important events that have repeatedly happened here. The legendary elevation was not one time for the history of its existence, and sometimes cult value.
But its role in the times of the Great Patriotic War is difficult to overestimate. In all official military documents of that time, the hill began to have the name "Height 102". According to historians, fierce battles for the city were conducted in different parts, but from two hundred days, which continued Stalingrad battle, 135 days. It was here that the battle did not dither. Kurgan's slopes were perepaked from the breakdowns of shells. Even in winter, the snow burned here from the heat of battles. Subsequently, on each square meter of the Earth, from 500 to 1250 fragments of shells and bullets, not counting the fascinated equipment, was found.
After the war, until 1959, this place was especially highlighted in the panorama of the city. Here, the grass was not green, the black charred land was lifeless. All this vividly resembled Mountain, which, brought war.
Later, it was decided to build a grand monument in honor of the defenders of Stalingrad.

Description of the complex

"Mother's Mother" in Volgograd is erected on the top of the hill. You can climb to her foot along the steps that begin directly from the sorrow. They are numbered two hundred. So many days continued the legendary defense of Stalingrad. On both sides of this unusual road there are graves of warriors who defended the city. Their reburial occurred during the construction of the monument, as well as in the following years. Today, the remains of 3,4505 people are resting here. The tombstones are established in memory of 35 heroes of the Soviet Union, who participated in the battle for the city on the Volga.

Hall of Military Glory is another legendary structure of the complex. Special solemnity is granted to the inner decoration. The perpetual fire has an honorary guard, which is replaced every hour. The action of the military so fascinates those present that it is simply impossible to forget about it.

Statue "Motherland-Mother calls"

The development and design of the statue of the Mother Mother in Volgograd has its own history. It can be said that this part of the Memorial carries the main semantic load Total complex. Options for its sketches were discussed at the government level. As a result of the discussions, the draft sculptor of Vuchetich and Engineer Nikitina was adopted.
The main material from which the statue is made is concrete and iron structures. It is believed that concrete used 5500 tons, and iron 1400 tons. At the same time, the height of the entire monument, taking into account the pedestal and the sword, is 86 meters. Mother's motherland, whose height was increased to 53 meters, there were other sizes in the project. Interesting is the fact that the wall thickness of the statue does not exceed 30 centimeters. Despite this design is unusually durable.

In the right hand of "Mother's Mother" in Volgograd holds thirty-three-meter sword. 14 tons of concrete took its manufacture. The structurality of the structure says the fact that in the open left hand of sculpture on the palm can be located a passenger car.
The design is a rather complex engineering structure. In its inner part, services that ensure the safety of the statue, its safety.

People and history of creating a monument

It is believed that the prototype of the Mother Motherland shape is a simple woman. In some of the official sources, its surname is also called. This is Valentina Ivanovna Isotova. Long years She did not give publicity to their participation in the work on the creation of a monument. This indicates the modesty of a simple Russian woman, her patriotism. At the same time, she is proud, which has invested a particle of his labor in the creation of a memorial.

According to another data, a graduate of the Barnaul Pedagogical Institute Anastasia Antonovna Peskova was to create an image of Mother Mother's Image of Anastasia Antonovna Peshkov. I must say that the announcement of solving the creation of a grand monument, people accepted with great enthusiasm. Your ideas, sketches, suggestions sent not only professionals, but also many ordinary peopleWho was the road world and win in the war.

No one is forgotten

Motherland-mother is a monument in Volgograd, who is its greatness, solemnity can remind the descendants of the days of heavy battles for the freedom and independence of the country during the Great Patriotic War. The Memorial has a special action for the younger generation, on those who have never seen war.

At Mamaev Kurgan, the souls of people overwhelm the sorrow and pride for fathers, grandfathers, great-grandfathers. The strengthening of patriotic feelings contributes not only to the sculpture, called "Mother's Mother". The height of the idea, its incredit meaning also play a huge role.

How to get to Mamaev Kurgan

"Mother's Mother" is a monument in Volgograd, who wishes to inspect every guest. City authorities travel companies And other enterprises took care that the visit to the Memorial was accessible to every wishes. To this end, excursions are organized from different parts cities. Movement of transport to the complex is adjusted very well, so it's not difficult to get here on your own.
The memorial can be reached on any type of ground public transport - bus, route taxi, trolleybus. IN last years Tourists are popular with such a type of transport as an underground high-speed tram - metro. One of the stops of this unusual tram is called "Mamaev Kurgan".
You can come here at any time of the day, entrance to the facility of the complex is free for all categories of citizens.
The sculpture "Motherland-mother" The address has a very simple and memorable - the city of Volgograd, the country of Russia.