The Motherland Calls is a monumental statue located in Volgograd, Russia. It is nearly as big as the Statue of Liberty . The statue was designed by sculptor Yevgeny Vuchetich and constructed ...

The Motherland Calls! is twice as large as the Statue of Liberty and 40 times as heavy. The Motherland Calls! in Volgograd, Russia. Photo: Cao Yang / Xinhua via Getty Images.

The chancellor of Moscow’s State Academy of Physical Education died inside the head of the towering Motherland Calls ... 68, fell ill during an excursion inside the 85-meter (279-foot) statue ...

The Motherland Calls in Volgograd was the tallest statue in the world from its completion in 1967 until 1975. The world famous statue commemorates the Battle of Stalingrad - the previous name for ...