Rodina Mat (Russian transliteration)

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Rodina Mat is a monumental Soviet-era statue in Kyiv, Ukraine, symbolizing the nation's strength and victory in World War II.

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Rodina Mat (Russian transliteration) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf landmark
monumental statue
tourist attraction
war memorial
alsoKnownAs Batkivshchyna-Maty NERFINISHED
Motherland Monument NERFINISHED
Motherland Statue NERFINISHED
Rodina-Mat NERFINISHED
associatedWith National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War complex NERFINISHED
builtBy Soviet Union NERFINISHED
category Colossal statues
Monuments and memorials in Kyiv
World War II memorials in Ukraine
constructionStartDate 1979
country Ukraine
currentSymbolicContext Ukrainian national identity
designer Yevgeny Vuchetich NERFINISHED
engineer Nikolai Nikitin NERFINISHED
era Soviet era
function memorial to the Great Patriotic War
governingBody Government of Ukraine NERFINISHED
hasObservationDeck yes
heightIncludingPedestal about 102 meters
heritageStatus one of the tallest statues in Europe
one of the tallest statues in the world
holdsInLeftHand shield
holdsInRightHand sword
inaugurationDate 1981
languageOfCurrentOfficialName Ukrainian
languageOfOriginalName Russian
lighting illuminated at night
locatedIn Kyiv NERFINISHED
Pechersk district NERFINISHED
locatedNear Dnipro River NERFINISHED
Kyiv Pechersk Lavra NERFINISHED
material stainless steel
modificationDateOfShieldEmblem 2023
originalPoliticalContext Soviet patriotic propaganda
partOf National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War NERFINISHED
shieldInscriptionOriginal State Emblem of the Soviet Union NERFINISHED
shieldInscriptionReplacedWith Tryzub (coat of arms of Ukraine) NERFINISHED
statueHeight about 62 meters
symbolizes defense of the homeland
national strength
victory in the Second World War
theme Soviet victory over Nazi Germany

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Motherland Monument alsoKnownAs Rodina Mat (Russian transliteration)