The Motherland Calls

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/the-motherland-calls

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was The Motherland Calls built?1967
2. What is the location?Mamayev Kurgan, Volgograd, Russia
3. What is the primary material?Reinforced concrete
4. Where is the statue located?It sits on a hill called Mamayev Kurgan in the city of Volgograd, Russia. The hill was a battlefield during the Battle of Stalingrad.
5. Who designed the statue?The statue was designed by Yevgeny Vuchetich and Yakov Belopolsky. They made it in a style that looks grand and strong.

Neoclassicist: An artistic and architectural style that draws inspiration from classical antiquity, emphasizing order, symmetry, and grandeur.
Socialist Realist: The officially sanctioned art style of the Soviet Union, intended to promote communist ideals and portray Soviet life in an idealized, heroic manner.
Personification: The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
Structural Integrity: The ability of a structure to withstand loads and stresses without failing or collapsing.