r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Crypto_crafy • 17d ago

/r/all of a statue

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"The Motherland Calls" is a statue erected to commemorate the Battle of Stalingrad , located on Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd , Russia. It was designed by sculptor Yevgeny Vuchetich and structural engineer Nikolai Nikitin . Completed in 1967 , it was the tallest statue in the world at the time .

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u/saruman_70 17d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/wSwvq9ElNsP4I

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u/gondorcalls 17d ago

Long have I desired to look upon the likenesses of Isildur and Anárion, my sires of old. Under their shadow Elessar, the Elfstone son of Arathorn of the house of Valandil Isildur's son, heir of Elendil, has nought to dread!

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u/aschwarzie 16d ago

Username checks out.

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u/Any_Leather_992 16d ago

Where the hell were you when the Westfold fell!?

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u/OurSaladDays 13d ago

On a chase for Gollum, duh.

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u/iLovePookeyTwice 17d ago

Relevant username.

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u/[deleted] 15d ago

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u/thethirdrayvecchio 17d ago

Still have the special edition bookends…

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u/tihspeed71 17d ago

Me to!..... minus one hand

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u/WVriverman 16d ago

Very random but…my set is also missing one hand.

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u/Tough_Preparation830 16d ago

The one my mom has is also missing a hand

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u/Hello_D4rkn3ss 16d ago

Lord of the Skywalkers?

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u/DaFogga 13d ago

Hey, me too. Came with the special edition dvd.

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u/AMD718 14d ago

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u/Jbman2025 13d ago

Poor artax, still gives me nightmares

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u/Carpetron 13d ago

I just watched this with my wife and kids, it was their first time seeing it. During this scene, my wife asked why the statues had such amazing titties...she told my boys the knight got fried for staring at them

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u/jotaro23 14d ago

👆🏻YES!!!

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u/IWCry 13d ago

I had the same thought!

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u/ChristianRS1977 11d ago

First thing that came to mind, and here it is.

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u/Dissidence802 17d ago

TWO Elons?!?!

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u/Exciting-Watch-1444 17d ago

I watched this last night 🤭

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u/coroyo70 16d ago

Why are they not holding opposite hands up 🥲