- Mamayev Kurgan is a Memorial Complex and a symbol of heroism and patriotism of the Soviet nation. Kurgan is translated as the burial mound.
- The huge work by the Soviet sculptor A.V. Vuchetich - a concrete statue of the Motherland in Volgograd - appeared on the Mamayev Kurgan in 1967.
- The idea of creation of a monument on Mamayev kurgan in Stalingrad was occurred to a sculptor Yevgeny Vuchetich when he was making a Soviet War Memorial...
- Volgograd is a hero city, which is famous for the historical and memorial complex "To the Heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad" on the Mamayev Kurgan.
- Mamayev Kurgan is a hill in Volgograd named after Mamaya, famous Tatar khan who was buried here (Kurgan is a resting place in Tatar).
- Particularly merciless was the fighting on and around Mamayev Kurgan, a prominent hill above the city. ... mamayev-kurgan-5. Photo credit.
- Military Memorial Cemetery of the Soviet soldiers fallen during the Battle of Stalingrad between 1942 and 1943 (west slope of Mamayev Kurgan).
- Mamayev Hill or “Mamayev Kurgan” in Volgograd (formerly Stalingrad) in Russia is a memorial complex dedicated to the Battle of Stalingrad.
- Mamayev Kurgan overlooks the center of Volgograd. If you control this height and can put artillery batteries there, you will actually control the whole city.