Some sights

The Motherland Calls is the compositional centre of the monument-ensemble "Heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad" on Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd, Russia. It was designed by sculptor Yevgeny Vuchetich and structural engineer Nikolai Nikitin, and declared the tallest statue in the world in 1967. It is the tallest statue in Europe and the tallest statue of a woman in the world

Mamayev Kurgan is a dominant height overlooking the city of Volgograd. The formation is dominated by a memorial complex commemorating the Battle of Stalingrad. At the time of its installation in 1967 the statue named The Motherland calls on Mamayev Kurgan formed the largest free-standing sculpture in the world; also it is the tallest sculpture of a woman in the world.

The ruins of Grudinina mill is in the centre of the complex. The mill was built in 1903. It is the only building left after bombing of Stalingrad. The ruins of the mill were left untouched as a monument to courage and heroism of the Soviet Union.