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Title: Business Insider Apologizes for Labeling Russia WWII Memorial 'Absurd'
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Sputnik International
URL Source: http://sputniknews.com/world/20150430/1021566615.html
Published: Apr 30, 2015
Author: Sputnik
Post Date: 2015-04-30 10:13:22 by A Pole
Keywords: Russia, War, Stalingrad
Views: 4668
Comments: 9
In a comment to Sputnik Business Insider apologized for including Russia's WWII monument The Motherland Calls in a list of the "most absurd Soviet-era buildings that are still standing." [...] Business Insider UK founding editor Jim Edwards remarked to Sputnik on Thursday that the slide depicting The Motherland Calls "was changed after we included it by mistake." It has since been deleted from their list after being featured for what they describe as "a brief period." [...] The article was edited after receiving many angry comments from readers for ridiculing a statue that memorialized a particularly bloody page in the history of the Soviet Union's fight against Nazism. [...] The 87-meter (285-foot) Motherland monument is located in Mamayev Kurgan in Russia's Volgograd, formerly known as Stalingrad. It was built to commemorate the Battle of Stalingrad, the bloodiest battle in human history. The list was made on the eve of the Victory Day, which is celebrated on May 9. [...] ================= Soviet soldiers fight through Stalingrad (1943): German Prisoners At Stalingrad: The monument - Motherland Calls: 
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#1. To: A Pole (#0)
It's even more ridiculous than the Statue of Liberty. Who designs these things? Ukraine has one in Kiev that is even dumber. Stainless steel, 203 feet.
instead of playing politics, BI should explain this: New York Spot Price -25.90 -2.15% -0.66 -4.02% -19.00 -1.65% -11.00 -1.41% By the way oil is up again.
Well, this Russian statue is much higher than the French one ;) But I see nothing wrong esthetically with either. Neoclassicism as well as Socialist Realism are legitimate historic styles. What style in sculpture is more to your liking? Or can you show an example of a monument you like? What about this?
I can't think of any megastatues that I ever thought were worth looking at. They're all ass-ugly. For that matter, most small statues are ugly too.
Well, this one has great boobs. потому что Бог хочет это тот путь
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“Let no one mourn that he has fallen again and again; for forgiveness has risen, from the grave.” John Chrysostom www.evidenceforJesusChrist.org
They're all ass-ugly. For that matter, most small statues are ugly too. "The Lord shall preserve you from all evil; He shall preserve your soul.” (Psalm 121:7)
Seem 'em. Ass-ugly.
She does has real hooters. Only slightly less ugly overall.
The monument - Motherland Calls:
Mother Motherland.
#2. To: A Pole (#0)
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#3. To: TooConservative (#1)
It's even more ridiculous than the Statue of Liberty. Who designs these things?
#4. To: A Pole (#3)
#5. To: TooConservative, A Pole (#4)
I can't think of any megastatues that I ever thought were worth looking at.
#6. To: A Pole, ALL (#0)
Actually the statue is known as Mother Russia. The round building contains their tomb of the unknown soldier.
#7. To: TooConservative (#4)
I can't think of any megastatues that I ever thought were worth looking at.
#8. To: redleghunter (#7)
#9. To: SOSO (#5)
Well, this one has great boobs.
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