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The Motherland Calls, Mamayev Kurgan

«Родина-мать зовёт!» (Мамаев курган)

USSRВолгоград1959–1967Monuments

The main monument of the "To the Heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad" memorial complex on Mamayev Kurgan (1959–1967, sculptor E. Vuchetich, engineer N. Nikitin). The 85 m figure with a raised sword was, at the time of its unveiling, the tallest statue in the world and a symbol of Victory.

Главный монумент мемориала «Героям Сталинградской битвы» на Мамаевом кургане (1959–1967, скульптор Е. Вучетич, инженер Н. Никитин). Фигура высотой 85 м с поднятым мечом — на момент открытия самая высокая статуя в мире и символ Победы.

Construction cost

68 000 000 руб., 1967 prices

Martin Smith's essay on worldwariimonuments.org states the project's original estimate was 39.5 million rubles and the final cost upon completion in 1967 was 68 million rubles — nearly twice the original budget. Post-1961 Soviet rubles (RUB_1961). No Russian-language authoritative source (Wikipedia RU, official museum sites, KP.ru) independently confirms or denies these figures; they do not discuss construction costs at all. The 68 million figure is taken as the documented final construction cost. The source does not itself cite a primary archival document for these numbers.