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The Monument "Motherland" Matveev Kurgan (russian: Памятник "Родина-Мать" в Матвеев Кургане) is a Russian monument located near the village of Starorotovka.
Matveev Kurgan regional studies museum (in Russian)
Matveev Kurgan authority (in Russian)
Matveev Kurgan secondary school №2 (in Russian)
History
The monument is located on the departure from the settlement of Matveev Kurgan near the village Starorotovka, 300 meters from the route Rostov-on-Don (Russia)-Donetsk
Donetsk ( , ; uk, Донецьк, translit=Donets'k ; russian: Донецк ), formerly known as Aleksandrovka, Yuzivka (or Hughesovka), Stalin and Stalino (see also: cities' alternative names), is an industrial city in eastern Ukraine loca ...
(Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
). On a high pedestal there is an artificial green barrow, a sculpture of a mother with a child in her arms. The monument is made of concrete
Concrete is a composite material composed of fine and coarse aggregate bonded together with a fluid cement (cement paste) that hardens (cures) over time. Concrete is the second-most-used substance in the world after water, and is the most wid ...
. The sculptor is Perfilov V. I. Its height is 8 meters. There is a flower bed that leads to the monument where during spring bright poppies Poppies can refer to:
*Poppy, a flowering plant
* The Poppies (disambiguation) - multiple uses
*'' Poppies (film)'' - Children's BBC remembrance animation
*"Poppies", a song by Patti Smith Group from their 1976 album '' Radio Ethiopia''
*"Poppies", ...
blossom, symbolizing blood spots on the black earth. At the edges of an asphalt
Asphalt, also known as bitumen (, ), is a sticky, black, highly viscous liquid or semi-solid form of petroleum. It may be found in natural deposits or may be a refined product, and is classed as a pitch. Before the 20th century, the term ...
ed paths there are blue spruces.
Before the entrance on the right side of the path there was an inscription – "It is devoted to the woman – mother"(Currently the inscription is missing) and "What does Motherland begin with? It begins with that song that was sung to us by mother".''From where the Motherland begins'' a well — known Soviet song Veniamin Basner on the words of Michael Matusovsky from the film "Shield and sword" 1968 The monument was opened in September, 1980.
"The monument impresses with the size. Its mission is to show us wide perspective, panorama. It looks good from afar – on the background of the sky and steppes. Great force is reflected in its form. Each of us knows that the tenderest feelings of human heart from the first days of life are connected with mother, her love and caress, with her caring hands, with greatness of her maternal soul … Despite its impressive size the monument looks very touching: a woman-mother with the small child in her arms won’t leave anybody indifferent…".
See also
* Personification of RussiaSources
* "Monuments of military glory of Matveevo-Kurgan district" brief tourist information on the tourist route; L.A.Esina; 2016External links
Matveev Kurgan regional studies museum (in Russian)
Matveev Kurgan authority (in Russian)
Matveev Kurgan secondary school №2 (in Russian)
References