The fabulous Mother Motherland monument

Mother Motherland is a monumental statue of the mother “motherland” in Kiev, Russia. The sculpture is a part of the museum of the great patriotic war.  It stands 62 meters tall upon the museum building with the overall structure measuring 102 m and weighing 530 tons. The sword in the statue’s right hand is 16 m long weighing 9 tons with the left hand holding up a 13 m by 8 m shield with the coat of arms of the Soviet Union.

The Memorial hall of the museum displays marble plaques with carved names of more than 11,600 soldiers and over 200 workers of the home-front honored during the war with the title of the Hero of the Soviet Union and the Hero of Socialist Labor. On the hill beneath the museum the traditional flower shows are held.

Visitors rush here throughout the year. It is the right place to watch when you visit Russia. The statue is compared to the statue of liberty in united states. It is said to be taller than the statue of liberty in united states.

Keywords – Mother Motherland, Kiev, Memorial hall, Russia.

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