Mothers are loving? Mums look after, they soothe. They survey, they protect. A figure of purity of purpose and good intent. In the former Eastern Bloc, the figure of the mother is, unsurprisingly, not that simple... A curious feature of some Eastern Bloc countries is to immortalize women in the statuesque in a bid to personify the state. Often grim and severe constructions, they dominate the city skylines of Volgograd in Russia, Kiev in the Ukraine, Tbilisi in Georgia, Yerevan in Armenia and Riga in Latvia. ‘Motherland is calling!’ looks at this eastern european 'motherlands' phenomenon through the statue of the Mother-Motherland in Volgograd (RU) at first. Project by Olga Ganzha. Realized with kind support of Amsterdam Art Fund (AFK). Art-Book is supported by Stichting Stokroos and Wilhelmina E. Jansen Fonds.
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We protect peace and happiness of beloved motherland!
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Россия за правду = Russia (fights/goes/is) for the truth
The poster from 1914, used as propaganda during the WW-I, is interesting for picturing the ‘mother Russia‘ character as a female fighter with a sword.
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In the posters of 1942, artists were massively using visual agitation, connected with the suffering and grief of children, mothers and women, thereby forcing the men to take revenge on the enemy for their grief and misfortune.
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During the World War II following wartime stories were representing the image of the country as mother: a mother blessing her son to fight the enemy; mother protecting her child; suffering of Soviet women.
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The “Motherland is Calling!” statue's pose was inspired by the statue of Nike of Samothrace.
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It is believed that the “Motherland is Calling!” statue has parallels with the figure of the "Marseillaise" on the Triumphal arch in Paris.
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It is most likely that Vuchetich sculpted the figure from the discus thrower Nina Dumbadze, and the face from his wife Vera.
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When the memorial was dedicated in 1967 it was the tallest statue in the world, measuring 85 metres (279 ft) from the tip of its sword to the top of the plinth. The plinth measures another 2 metres (6.6 ft), and is installed on a concrete foundation with a depth of 16 metres (52 ft). The figure measures 52 metres (171 ft), and the sword 33 metres (108 ft). The monument weighs over 8,000 tonnes (7,900 long tons; 8,800 short tons). The statue contains 5,500 tonnes of concrete and 2,400 tons of metal structures, the sword itself weighs 14 tons. The rigidity of the frame is supported by 99 metal cables constantly in tension.
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The construction of the monument was started in May 1967 and completed on 15 October. It was the tallest sculpture in the world at the time of creation.
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But a very interesting thing is that the statue “Motherland is Calling!” was built 22 years after the end of the Worlg War II, during Cold War period, as a reminder of the war, and a political request to not to relax - Motherland can call you again soon.
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The most famous and largest monumental incarnations of this symbol of Motherland became the statue "Motherland is Calling!" on Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd, the statue of "Motherland" on the banks of the Dnieper in Kiev. Also, a small statue of "Motherland" was installed at the Piskaryovskoye memorial cemetery in St. Petersburg.
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