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Culture of Volgograd


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A memorial complex commemorating the battle of Stalingrad, dominated by an immense allegorical sculpture of Mother Russia, was erected on the Mamayev Kurgan, the hill that saw some of the most intense fighting during the battle.

The Panorama Museum sited on the Volga contains artifacts from World War II. These include apanoramic painting of the battlefield from the location of the monument on Mamayev Kurgan. Arifle of the famous sniper Vasily Zaytsev (popularized in Western media in the film Enemy at the Gates) is also on display
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