Mamaev Kurgan rises on the right bank of the Volga River in Volgograd, it was one of the most important areas of the city's defense during the Battle of Stalingrad in September 1942 - January 1943. The name “Mamaev” was given to the mound by the name of the temnik Mamai, a Tatar commander from the times of the Golden Horde, the guard patrol of his detachment was located here.
In 1967, the ensemble "To the Heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad" was solemnly opened on the mound, with a grandiose monument "The Motherland Calls!" 85 meters high, made of reinforced concrete and additionally held by 99 steel ropes. The complex also includes: a panorama museum, the Hall of Military Glory, Sorrow Square, a memorial cemetery where almost 35,000 defenders of Stalingrad are buried, ruined walls with scenes of battles, the Church of All Saints, an alley of pyramidal poplars, a large pool, the water in which symbolizes the Volga river. In 2008, the memorial complex on Mamayev Kurgan was included in the list of 7 wonders of Russia.