Michael Laxer
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...
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Michael Laxer
- Jan 26
- 8 min
Mamayev Kurgan: The Stalingrad memorial complex at Soviet Volgograd - Part I
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 25
- 1 min
Daily LIFT #632
Fidel Castro visits Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd (Stalingrad) during the construction of the Motherland Calls memorial complex, USSR 1963...
Michael Laxer
- Jun 21, 2021
- 1 min
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
- Feb 2, 2021
- 4 min
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
- Jan 28, 2021
- 1 min
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 16, 2021
- 1 min
Daily LIFT #373
Volgograd workers festival rally, USSR 1983 -- Daily LIFT #373 The banner on the building reads "Party's Plans - People's Plans"