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Streets of Stalingrad (Volgograd) USSR 1970s
We have looked several times at the history of the Battle of Stalingrad and the city that it occurred in in posts like Victory at...
Michael Laxer
Apr 27, 20242 min read
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Daily LIFT #848
The Motherland Calls memorial complex in Volgograd (Stalingrad), USSR c. 1975 -- Daily LIFT #848
Michael Laxer
Dec 11, 20221 min read
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Children's Railway of Stalingrad, 1949
In early May 1948 -- only just over 5 years after the end of the devastating battle for the city and 3 years after the end of the Second...
Michael Laxer
May 3, 20223 min read
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Mamayev Kurgan: The Stalingrad memorial complex at Soviet Volgograd
On January 26, 1943 Soviet forces captured the heights of Mamayev Kurgan in the city of Stalingrad from the Nazis ending 135 days of...
Michael Laxer
Jan 26, 20228 min read
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Daily LIFT #632
Fidel Castro visits Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd (Stalingrad) during the construction of the Motherland Calls memorial complex, USSR 1963...
Michael Laxer
Jan 25, 20221 min read
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Daily LIFT #482
The Motherland Calls Mamayev Kurgan Memorial Complex at Volgograd (Stalingrad) 1975 -- Daily LIFT #482 Tomorrow, June 22, marks the 80th...
Michael Laxer
Jun 21, 20211 min read
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Victory at Stalingrad! - Photos of war, resistance and renaissance
A look at the Hero City of Volgograd / Stalingrad in war and peace. On February 2, 1943 the Nazis left in the city surrendered and the...
Michael Laxer
Feb 2, 20214 min read
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Daily LIFT #381
To the Heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad, Sculptural composition from the Square of Heroes, Mamayev Kurgan, Volgograd (Stalingrad), USSR...
Michael Laxer
Jan 28, 20211 min read
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Daily LIFT #373
Volgograd workers festival rally, USSR 1983 -- Daily LIFT #373 The banner on the building reads "Party's Plans - People's Plans"
Michael Laxer
Jan 17, 20211 min read
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