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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Predicate Object
instanceOf landmark
monumental statue
tourist attraction
war memorial
alsoKnownAs Batkivshchyna-Maty
linked to: Batkivshchyna

Motherland Monument
Motherland Statue
linked to: Motherland Monument

Rodina-Mat
associatedWith National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War complex
builtBy Soviet Union
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
engineer Nikolai Nikitin
era Soviet era
function memorial to the Great Patriotic War
governingBody Government of Ukraine
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
Pechersk district
linked to: Pecherskyi District
locatedNear Dnipro River
linked to: Dnieper

Kyiv Pechersk Lavra
material stainless steel
modificationDateOfShieldEmblem 2023
originalPoliticalContext Soviet patriotic propaganda
partOf National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War
shieldInscriptionOriginal State Emblem of the Soviet Union
shieldInscriptionReplacedWith Tryzub (coat of arms of Ukraine)
linked to: Tryzub
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)
Батьківщина-Мати alsoKnownAs Rodina-Mat (російською)
linked to: Rodina Mat (Russian transliteration)
Rodina Mat alsoKnownAs Rodina-Mat
linked to: Rodina Mat (Russian transliteration)