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Mamayev Kurgan (Russian: Мама́ев курга́н) is a dominant height overlooking the city of Volgograd (formerly Stalingrad) in Southern Russia. The name in Russian means "tumulus of Mamai". The formation is dominated by a memorial complex commemorating the Battle of Stalingrad (August 1942 to February 1943). The battle, a hard-fought Soviet victory over Axis forces on the Eastern Front of World War II, turned into one of the bloodiest battles in human history. At the time of its installation in 1967 the statue, named The Motherland Calls, formed the largest free-standing sculpture in the world.
Battle
When forces of the German Sixth Army launched their attack against the city centre of Stalingrad on 13 September 1942, Mamayev Kurgan (appearing in military maps as "Height 102.0") saw particularly fierce fighting between the German attackers and the defending soldiers of the Soviet 62nd Army. Control of the hill became vitally important, as it offered control over the city. To defend it, the Soviets had built strong defensive lines on the slopes of the hill, composed of trenches, barbed-wire and minefields. The Germans pushed forward against the hill, taking heavy casualties. When they finally captured the hill, they started firing on the city centre, as well as on the city's main railway station under the hill. They captured the Volgograd railway station on 14 September 1942.
On the same day, the Soviet 13th Guards Rifle Division commanded by Alexander Rodimtsev arrived in the city from the east side of the river Volga under heavy German artillery fire. The division's 10,000 men immediately rushed into the battle. On 16 September they recaptured Mamayev Kurgan and kept fighting for the railway station, taking heavy losses. By the following day, almost all of them had died. The Soviets kept reinforcing their units in the city as fast as they could. The Germans assaulted up to twelve times a day, and the Soviets would respond with fierce counter-attacks.
The hill changed hands several times. By September 27, the Germans again captured half of Mamayev Kurgan. The Soviets held their own positions on the slopes of the hill, as the 284th Rifle Division defended the key stronghold. The defenders held out until January 26 1943, when the counterattacking Soviet forces relieved them. The battle of the city ended one week later with an utter German defeat.
When the battle ended, the soil on the hill had been so thoroughly churned by shellfire and mixed with metal fragments that it contained between 500 and 1,250 splinters of metal per square meter. The earth on the hill had remained black in the winter, as the snow kept melting in the many fires and explosions. In the following spring the hill would still remain black, as no grass grew on its scorched soil. The hill's formerly steep slopes had become flattened in months of intense shelling and bombardment. Even today, it is possible to find fragments of bone and metal still buried deep throughout the hill.
Memorial Complex
After the war, the Soviet authorities commissioned the enormous Mamayev Kurgan memorial complex. Vasily Chuikov, who led Soviet forces at Stalingrad, lies buried at Mamayev Kurgan; this makes him the only Marshal of the Soviet Union to be buried outside Moscow. 34,505 soldiers who were defenders of Stalingrad are buried there; sniper Vasily Zaytsev was also reburied there, in 2006.
Avenue of Poplars; Stand To the Death!
Mamayev Kurgan is accessible by a flight of stairs leading to the Avenue of Poplars, flanked on either side by poplar trees. From there, a second flight of steps leads to the statue of a muscular and shirtless Russian soldier. This statue, named Stand To the Death!, is carved from rock and surrounded by a large pool of water; it bears the inscription ...And not a step back!
Symbolic Ruined Walls; Square of Heroes
From Stand To the Death!, a third flight of stairs leads between the Symbolic Ruined Walls; these represent the ruins of Stalingrad, while immortalizing the Soviet heroes who defended the city. Carved into the walls are faces of numerous soldiers, their eyes closed to indicate death in battle. Also inscribed on the walls are numerous quotes from actual defenders of Stalingrad; these words were originally carved, by the soldiers themselves, upon the sides of various ruined buildings throughout the city.
Atop the steps, past the walls, is the Square of Heroes; this is dominated by another large pool of water. On one side of the pool is a wall bearing this inscription: With an iron wind blowing straight into their faces, they were still marching forward; and fear seized the enemy. Were these people who were attacking? Were they even mortal at all? On the other side of the pool are six sculptures, the first of which bears the inscription: "We've stood out and defeated death." The second and third sculptures commemorate military nurses and, respectively, sea soldiers. The fourth sculpture is dedicated to the officers who led the battle to protect Stalingrad. The fifth sculpture tells the story of "Saving the Banner". The sixth sculpture commemorates the eventual triumph of the Russian army over the Germans.
Hall of Military Glory
Past the Square of Heroes is the Hall of Military Glory, whose outer façade is decorated with Russian artwork of Soviet soldiers celebrating the war's end...and with the inscription "Our people will keep alive their memory of the greatest battle in the history of warfare, within the walls of Stalingrad."
An indoor flight of stairs leads to the Hall's circular main chamber; at the chamber's center is the Eternal Flame, a large sculpture of a hand holding a torch. The Eternal Flame is constantly under armed guard, which is changed every hour. The main chamber is considered sacred ground, with mournful music being played on a loop; out of respect, visitors are strongly discouraged from speaking aloud. The chamber's walls are covered in glass-foil mosaics; these bear the names of 7,200 Russian soldiers who died in the battle for Stalingrad. Around the ceiling of the chamber is the following inscription: "...Yes, we were mere mortals, and few of us survived (the German siege). But we all fulfilled our patriotic duty to our sacred Motherland."
Mother's Sorrow
The hall's upper exit leads to the base of a pathway, which in turn zigzags uphill to the Mother Russia Is Calling! statue itself. Also at the hill's base is a third shallow pool, this one surrounding a stone monument named Mother's Sorrow.
The hill itself is an unmarked grave for over 34,500 Russian troops killed at Stalingrad; even this is a tiny percentage of the overall Soviet casualties from the battle. The grass on the hill is considered sacred, and visitors are forbidden to step on it. The top of the hill gives a panoramic view of the city of Volgograd.
Mamayev Kurgan is open to the public 24 hours a day, and there is no charge for admission.
Background
The monumental memorial was constructed between 1959 and 1967, and is crowned by a huge allegorical statue of the Motherland on the top of the hill. The monument, designed by Yevgeny Vuchetich, has the full name The Motherland Calls! (Russian: Родина-мать зовёт! Rodina Mat Zovyot!). It consists of a concrete sculpture, 52 meters tall, and 85 meters from the feet to the tip of the 27-meters sword, dominating the skyline of the city of Stalingrad (later renamed Volgograd).
The construction uses concrete, except for the stainless-steel blade of the sword, and is held on its plinth solely by its own weight. The statue is evocative of classical Greek representations of Nike, in particular the flowing drapery, similar to that of the Nike of Samothrace.
This image forms part of the digitised photographs of the Ross and Pat Craig Collection. Ross Craig (1926-2012) was a local historian born in Stockton and dedicated much of his life promoting and conserving the history of Stockton, NSW. He possessed a wealth of knowledge about the suburb and was a founding member of the Stockton Historical Society and co-editor of its magazine. Pat Craig supported her husband’s passion for history, and together they made a great contribution to the Stockton and Newcastle communities. We thank the Craig Family and Stockton Historical Society who have kindly given Cultural Collections at the University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia, access to the collection and allowed us to publish the images. Thanks also to Vera Deacon for her liaison in attaining this important collection.
Please contact Cultural Collections at the University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia, if you are the subject of the image, or know the subject of the image, and have cultural or other reservations about the image being displayed on this website and would like to discuss this with us.
Some of the images were scanned from original photographs in the collection held at Cultural Collections, other images were already digitised with no provenance recorded.
You are welcome to freely use the images for study and personal research purposes. Please acknowledge as “Courtesy of the Ross and Pat Craig Collection, University of Newcastle (Australia)" For commercial requests please consider making a donation to the Vera Deacon Regional History Fund.
These images are provided free of charge to the global community thanks to the generosity of the Vera Deacon Regional History Fund. If you wish to donate to the Vera Deacon Fund please download a form here: uoncc.wordpress.com/vera-deacon-fund/
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Ce roman sec et gonflé-le plus vif depuis 2007 ("Ni d'Eve ni d'Adam") - séduit, comme les autres, par l'ironie, le sens affûté de la formule, et les éternelles (mais toujours pertinentes) réflexions sur le rapport à soi, au corps, aux autres ("se posait avec lui le problème que j'ai avec 100% des êtres humains : la frontière").
Mais il vaut surtout comme élégant traité d'art épistolaire, et réhabilite l'art trop oublié de la correspondance, autrefois enseigné aux jeunes filles - dans votre roman, la narratrice le tient de son grand-père maternel.
Si la lettre est un "écrit voué à l'autre", la politesse exige, rappellez-vous finement et avec quelque pédanterie, de bannir l'opistographie (le fait d'écrire recto-verso) et de proscrire les missives trop longues ("Madame de Sévigné l'a très bien dit, : "Pardonnez-moi, je n'ai pas le temps de faire court"). Charité bien ordonnée commençant par soi-même, cette fiction moqueuse n'excède pas 170 pages, le temps d'un trajet en train de deux heures...
Une forme de vie, d'Amélie Nothomb (ed. Albin Michel); 170 pages; 15.90 EUR
Dorothy Gillespie 'Colors and Forms in Flight', 1989, Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
The Sheepdogs Live at the Red Bull Tour Bus in Saskatoon
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Orecchini in agata verde striata con inserto in acciaio a forma di Fiorellino.
Gancio in argento 925.
aqilla, my friend arief and wanti's son, writing down the number of fishes in front of him at canberra center.
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Learn more about Tuff Forms playground climbers! mrcrec.com/www/mrc-products/themed-playground-equipment/147
Thought Forms @ the Shrine Expo Hall, Los Angeles. October 19th, 2011. Opening for Portishead.
This band was near impossible to photograph but I did however really like them so I thought I'd post something anyway.
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Wow, looks like thunderstorms have developed just east of the city! Look at those anvil clouds... Interestingly, these storms have developed all along the Diablo Range thanks to the afternoon/daytime heating & lift over the hilly/mountainous terrain as a low pressure area made its way inland over the state this day/evening... Pic taken from around San Jose, CA. (Sunday, February 17, 2019; 5:26 p.m.)
*Weather forecast/update:
We were in a weather pattern where a high pressure ridge was just off the coast & extends northward into Northern Alaska. The jet stream was coming over the top of the ridge & runs southward along the coast & then turns eastward over California. This pattern was to bring cold air into NorCal but the storms were close to the coast as they drop southward & therefore don't have much moisture. This day, a low pressure area was moving thru with snow over the foothills & mountains & scattered showers elsewhere. Even during the late afternoon, interestingly, a line of t-storms have formed all along the Diablo Range. Areas of the East Bay have seen copious hail from the line of t-storms. The storms just stayed just east of San Jose. At least I saw the nice cloud structures of the storms with the anvil clouds and all. By sunset, the clouds have turned beautiful with the sunset glow/colors. Looking ahead into Monday & Tuesday, we were looking at partly sunny & cool conditions with gusty north winds. Then, another cold storm was forecast to move thru by Wednesday & Thursday. Once again most of the precip from this system was to be in the foothills & mountains with scattered showers elsewhere. By the next upcoming weekend, things look dry with slightly warmer temps...
This image forms part of the digitised photographs of the Ross and Pat Craig Collection. Ross Craig (1926-2012) was a local historian born in Stockton and dedicated much of his life promoting and conserving the history of Stockton, NSW. He possessed a wealth of knowledge about the suburb and was a founding member of the Stockton Historical Society and co-editor of its magazine. Pat Craig supported her husband’s passion for history, and together they made a great contribution to the Stockton and Newcastle communities. We thank the Craig Family and Stockton Historical Society who have kindly given Cultural Collections at the University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia, access to the collection and allowed us to publish the images. Thanks also to Vera Deacon for her liaison in attaining this important collection.
Please contact Cultural Collections at the University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia, if you are the subject of the image, or know the subject of the image, and have cultural or other reservations about the image being displayed on this website and would like to discuss this with us.
Some of the images were scanned from original photographs in the collection held at Cultural Collections, other images were already digitised with no provenance recorded.
You are welcome to freely use the images for study and personal research purposes. Please acknowledge as “Courtesy of the Ross and Pat Craig Collection, University of Newcastle (Australia)" For commercial requests please consider making a donation to the Vera Deacon Regional History Fund.
These images are provided free of charge to the global community thanks to the generosity of the Vera Deacon Regional History Fund. If you wish to donate to the Vera Deacon Fund please download a form here: uoncc.wordpress.com/vera-deacon-fund/
If you have any further information on the photographs, please leave a comment.
Basileuterus rufifrons
Reinita cabecicastaña
PN Santa Rosa, Guanacaste
Historia Natural
Reproducción
Su nido tiene forma de horno y entrada lateral. Está construido de varios materiales vegetales y forrado con una capa gruesa de fibras liberianas desmenuzadas. Se oculta bien adentro de la hojarasca, sobre un suelo plano u ondulado, cerca o entre rocas o troncos caídos, y en ocasiones entre un nicho en un barranco alto.
Ponen de 2 a 3 huevos blancos con finas salpicaduras color canela. Se reproducen de abril a julio.
Habitat y Distribución
Habitat
En el interior y borde del bosque seco, en otros tipos de bosque prefiere las arboledas no muy densas, cafetales, bosques secundarios avanzados y cercas vivas.
Distribución
Es una especie residente común a lo largo de las bajuras del norte del Pacífico; se extiende hacia el sur aproximadamente hasta Tivives y Orotina. Asciende hasta los 1200 m. o más en las laderas de las cordilleras del norte, y en forma local hasta los 2000 m. en el Valle Central y la región de Dota. Hacia el este se extiende más allá de Paraíso en las montañas centrales. Se localiza entre los 600 y los 1500 m. de altura en la región de Térraba-Coto Brus.
Distribución fuera de Costa Rica
Se encuentra desde el noroeste de México (es casual al sur de Arizona y Texas) hasta el noroeste de Venezuela.
Distribución de Area de conservación
ArenalGuanacastePacifico CentralTempisqueCordillera Volcanica CentralAmistad PacificoOsa
Descripción
Descripción científica
Mide 12.5 cm. y pesa 11.5 grs. Es más grande que la mayoría de las reinitas migratorias con forma diferente; el pico es más grueso, las patas y el cuerpo son más robustos; ninguna otra reinita de pecho amarillo tiene la mayor parte de la cabeza rufa.
Los adultos muestran el píleo y los auriculares rufo castaño, y las áreas loreal y orbital negras. Las cejas, la mancha debajo del ojo y la barbilla son blancas. Los lados y la parte posterior del cuello son grisáceos, y el resto de la parte superior es verde oliva. Por debajo son amarillo brillante, con un tinte oliva en el costado y los flancos. El pico es negro y las patas son color cuerno cafeteado.
Los ejemplares juveniles muestran la parte superior, incluso el píleo y los lados de la cabeza, de color café opaco con flecos fuliginosos. Las cejas son oliva anteado e indistintas. Las 2 barras alares son ante canela, y la garganta y el pecho son ante oliva, teñidos con amarillo que se desvanece a amarillento pálido en el pecho y el abdomen.
Información taxonómica
Reino: Animalia
Filo: Chordata
Clase: Aves
Orden: Passeriformes
Familia: Parulidae
Género: Basileuterus
An entryway in Ia, Santorini, Greece. Looking at form as the primary design element, when there isn't strong color contrast.
This image is part of the Exploring with a Camera series on my blog, focusing on Finding Form.
I found a version of the Amazing Box that only has this detail close up. Back off and it all disappears. It is a marvelous space to explore.
Coquina, a sedimentary rock formed from shells cemented together. The coquina must have formed since the last Ice Age which finished approximately 18,000 years ago. The shells and the cement are made of the mineral calcite.
Caithness "Sannick Bay" "John o' Groats" "Raised beach" "Raised shoreline" shellfish "Isotactic readjustment" "Ice age" sediment layers sand beach shell Scotland.
Links for more information:
www.caithness.org/caithnessfieldclub/bulletins/1975/octob...
Protesters on an embankment as police form a cordon behind them.
EDO is a company in Brighton who protestors say provide bomb arming and release mechanisms used by Israeli aircraft. The 18th January 2009 saw the end of Operation Cast Lead, the Israeli air and ground offensive against Gazza.
To mark the first anniversary of the operation, Smash EDO called for a demonstration to remember those killed.
The majority of more than 300 protesters attempted to gain access to EDO's premises via woodland, some briefly entering the industrial estate. The remainder of the demonstrators stayed near the Lewes Road reading the names of Palestinians killed in Operation Cast Lead. Both groups then marched to the centre of Brighton.
There were some clashes with police. 5 protesters were reported arrested.
To view in chronological order see www.flickr.com/photos/daniel_c_c/sets/72157623238753886/
For footage by videojournalist Jason Parkinson see jasonnparkinson.blogspot.com/2010/01/smash-edo-brighton-2...
Ler e Formar Leitores no século XXI – leitura e inclusão foi o tema do II Encontro de Bibliotecas Escolares do Alentejo, que decorreu, durante os dias 3 e 4 de julho, no auditório dos Serviços Comuns do Instituto Politécnico de Beja.
Este evento contou com a organização da Coordenação Interconcelhia da Rede de Bibliotecas Escolares, do Instituto Politécnico de Beja e da Câmara Municipal de Beja - Biblioteca Municipal de Beja José Saramago. Teve por objetivos analisar o contributo das bibliotecas e da formação leitora para o exercício de uma cidadania mais consciente, crítica e responsável, assim como evidenciar o papel educativo e formativo das bibliotecas e da leitura no contexto da organização, estratégias e objetivos curriculares das escolas e da melhoria das aprendizagens. Pretendeu igualmente refletir sobre as problemáticas associadas à função e responsabilidade social das bibliotecas, enquanto fatores de inclusão, igualdade e justiça social, além de perspetivar possibilidades e vias de desenvolvimento das bibliotecas e das políticas de leitura no sentido da sua atualização e adaptação aos desafios e exigências do presente.
Mais reportagens fotográficas em: www.flickr.com/photos/40478366@N08/collections/
38° 00' 46.87''N
7° 52' 22.19''W
Dress Form Mannequin with Arms Floral Striped Fabric Ribbon Rosettes Decoupaged Painted Mint Green Vintage Dried Flowers
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Thank you for looking.
-Kimberly
Philip Guston
American, born Canada, 1913-1980
For M.
1955
Oil on canvas
Anonymous gift.
72.21
From the placard: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Forms in Space...by Light (in Time)
by Cerith Wyn Evans
Tate Britain Commission 2017
The artwork is made from almost 2km of neon lighting, suspended from the ceiling and configured into straight lines, sweeping curves and spiralling forms.
[Tate Britain]
"Architecture enables urban life, yet provides beauty and inspiration."
Original Gallery: www.littalshemerhaim.pics/forms-of-life/
Find more Positive Images by Littal Shemer Haim here: www.littalshemerhaim.pics/
All Rights Reserved.
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