The Motherland Calls is a giant statue on Mamayev Kurgan, the hill overlooking Volgograd, formerly Stalingrad, in Russia. It forms the centrepiece of a memorial complex to the Battle of Stalingrad, one of the bloodiest and most decisive battles of the Second World War. The sculptor Yevgeny Vuchetich created the figure of a woman with a raised sword calling her sons to defend the homeland, and the engineer Nikolai Nikitin devised its structure of prestressed concrete. When it was completed it was the tallest statue in the world. The monument's sword was reportedly replaced with a lighter one after problems in strong winds, and the site is a destination for visitors and ceremonies.
Before and after
- from 11 September 1967 to 1 October 1967Nathu La and Cho La clashes
- 11 September 1967Birth of Sung Jae-gi
- 7 October 1967Birth of María Corina Machado
- 9 October 1967Death of Che Guevara
- 15 October 1967Unveiling of The Motherland Calls
- 28 October 1967Birth of Julia Roberts
- November 1967Jocelyn Bell discovers pulsars
- from 3 November 1967 to 23 November 1967Battle of Dak To
- 9 November 1967Launch of Apollo 4
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