The Motherland Calls statue
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The Motherland Calls statue is a colossal World War II memorial in Volgograd, Russia, depicting a sword-wielding woman symbolizing the Motherland’s call to defend the nation.
All labels observed (6)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T316934 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Motherland Calls statue Context triple: [Volgograd, knownFor, The Motherland Calls statue]
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A.
Yuri Gagarin Monument in Moscow
The Yuri Gagarin Monument in Moscow is a towering titanium statue honoring the first human in space, prominently located on Leninsky Prospekt as a symbol of Soviet and Russian space achievements.
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B.
Lenin Mausoleum
Lenin Mausoleum is the monumental tomb in Moscow’s Red Square where the embalmed body of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin has been publicly displayed since shortly after his death.
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Karl Marx Monument
The Karl Marx Monument is a massive bronze sculpture of the philosopher’s head in Chemnitz, Germany, serving as a prominent symbol of the city’s socialist-era history.
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Troitskaya Tower
Troitskaya Tower is one of the main historic towers of the Moscow Kremlin, notable for its distinctive architecture and role as a ceremonial entrance to the fortress complex.
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E.
Nevsky Gate
Nevsky Gate is a historic riverside entrance of the Peter and Paul Fortress in Saint Petersburg, notable as one of the fortress’s main water gates and a former site of prisoner executions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Motherland Calls statue Target entity description: The Motherland Calls statue is a colossal World War II memorial in Volgograd, Russia, depicting a sword-wielding woman symbolizing the Motherland’s call to defend the nation.
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A.
Yuri Gagarin Monument in Moscow
The Yuri Gagarin Monument in Moscow is a towering titanium statue honoring the first human in space, prominently located on Leninsky Prospekt as a symbol of Soviet and Russian space achievements.
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B.
Lenin Mausoleum
Lenin Mausoleum is the monumental tomb in Moscow’s Red Square where the embalmed body of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin has been publicly displayed since shortly after his death.
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C.
Karl Marx Monument
The Karl Marx Monument is a massive bronze sculpture of the philosopher’s head in Chemnitz, Germany, serving as a prominent symbol of the city’s socialist-era history.
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D.
Troitskaya Tower
Troitskaya Tower is one of the main historic towers of the Moscow Kremlin, notable for its distinctive architecture and role as a ceremonial entrance to the fortress complex.
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E.
Nevsky Gate
Nevsky Gate is a historic riverside entrance of the Peter and Paul Fortress in Saint Petersburg, notable as one of the fortress’s main water gates and a former site of prisoner executions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monument
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statue ⓘ war memorial ⓘ |
| architect | Yevgeny Vuchetich ⓘ |
| category |
Colossal statues
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Outdoor sculptures in Russia ⓘ World War II memorials in Russia ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Soviet soldiers of World War II
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Soviet victory in the Battle of Stalingrad ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1967 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1959 ⓘ |
| coordinates | 48.7422°N 44.5362°E ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Battle of Stalingrad ⓘ |
| depicts |
Motherland
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allegorical female figure ⓘ |
| genre | socialist realism ⓘ |
| hasPart |
internal metal framework
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pedestal ⓘ sword ⓘ |
| height | 85 m ⓘ |
| heightIncludingSword | approximately 85 m ⓘ |
| heightOfFigureOnly | approximately 52 m ⓘ |
| heightOfSword | approximately 33 m ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | cultural heritage monument of federal significance in Russia ⓘ |
| inception | 1967 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Russian ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Volgograd Oblast ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | UTC+3 ⓘ |
| locatedOn | hill ⓘ |
| location |
Mamayev Kurgan memorial complex
ⓘ
surface form:
Mamayev Kurgan
Volgograd ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
concrete
ⓘ
steel ⓘ |
| nativeLabel |
The Motherland Calls
ⓘ
surface form:
Родина-мать зовёт!
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| notableWorkOf | Yevgeny Vuchetich ⓘ |
| operator |
Government of the Russian Federation
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surface form:
Russian government
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| owner |
Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Federation
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| partOf | Mamayev Kurgan memorial complex ⓘ |
| significantEvent | major restoration works in the 2010s ⓘ |
| structuralEngineer | Nikolai Nikitin ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Motherland’s call to defend the nation
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Soviet patriotism ⓘ victory over Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| unveiled | 1967-10-15 ⓘ |
| visitorType |
commemorative delegations
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tourists ⓘ war veterans ⓘ |
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Subject: The Motherland Calls statue Description of subject: The Motherland Calls statue is a colossal World War II memorial in Volgograd, Russia, depicting a sword-wielding woman symbolizing the Motherland’s call to defend the nation.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Motherland Calls memorial ensemble
this entity surface form:
The Motherland Calls monument on Mamayev Kurgan
this entity surface form:
Mamayev Kurgan memorial complex (structural design of main statue)
this entity surface form:
Monument to the Heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad
this entity surface form:
The Motherland Calls, Mamayev Kurgan, Volgograd