The Mamayev Hill

Find out some information of Volgograd sights.

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UNIT II. Volgograd Places of Interest

Retell the text.

Answer the questions.

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1. Where is Volgograd situated?

2. When was Tsaritsyn founded?

3. When was it renamed Stalingrad? Volgograd?

4. What is the city famous for?

5. What sights of Volgograd are linked with the Great Patriotic War?

6. What other places of interest do you know in the city?

7. What is your favourite attraction of Volgograd? Why?

The Mamayev Hill is the highest hill in Volgograd, Russia (102 m), which was the main height of Russia during the Battle of Stalingrad. It was built as a memorial in honour to Soviet soldiers and officers who defended Stalingrad during the Great Patriotic War. The group of sculptors and designers was headed by the People’s Artist of the USSR, sculptor Evgeniy Vutechich. The ensemble includes a sculpture “Memory of Generations”, a composition “Fight to the Bitter End!”, “Wall-Ruins”, “the Square of Grief”, and the Hall of Military Glory. On the top of The Mamayev Hill there is the Motherland Statue which is the symbol of Volgograd. This statue is well-known all over the world. It is made of concrete. It is one of the highest sculptures in the world.The statue’s total height is 85 meters. Its weight is 8.000 tons; the only 33-meter sword weighs 14 tons.It was designed by Evgeniy Vutechich and Nicolay Nikitin. It had been built from 1959 till 1967.

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