• The Memorial Complex "To the Heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad" (the Stalingrad is the former name of Volgograd) of Mamayev Kurgan stretches from its foot to...
  • When the forces of the Sixth German Army launched an offensive on the center of Stalingrad on September 13, 1942 Mamayev Kurgan...
  • When forces of the German 6th Army launched their attack against the city centre of Stalingrad on 13 September 1942, Mamayev Kurgan (appearing in...
  • Mamayev Kurgan is a hill in Volgograd named after Mamaya, famous Tatar khan who was buried here (Kurgan is a resting place in Tatar).
  • Along the alley leading up on Mamayev Kurgan one can see the slabs covering the remnants of 34 505 Soviet soldiers who defended Stalingrad.
  • 1. Visit the Motherland Calls Statue: The Motherland Calls is a massive statue located at the top of Mamayev Kurgan.
  • Mamayev Kurgan is now the communal grave of more than 35,000 civilians who died in the Battle of Stalingrad, and more than 15...
  • Mamayev Kurgan is now the communal grave of more than 35,000 civilians who died in the Battle of Stalingrad.
  • After the war ended, Mamayev Kurgan was stabbed with fragments from bombs and shells, in this blackened form the territory was until 1959.