Mother Volga Statue - Rybinsk, Russia
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NevaP
N 58° 06.232 E 038° 41.485
37V E 481812 N 6440315
This huge statue faces the Rybinsk reservoir on the Volga River.
Waymark Code: WM32MQ
Location: Russia
Date Posted: 01/30/2008
Views: 105
Mother Volga stands on a spit of land on the reservoir side approach to the locks at the Rybinsk dam. With out stretched hand she faces the huge reservoir, one of the largest in Russia. She holds a document in her other hand, said to represent the plans for the for the lock and a bird flies at her feet.
The system of dams on the Volga have provided electricity to vast areas. Words of Lenin are engraved on the base of the statue -"Communism is the power of the Soviets plus electrification". However in recent years there is increasing concern about the the ecological damages and pollution caused by the system of large reservoirs on the Volga.
Mother Volga displays a stylish white forelock, courtesy of the local gulls.
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Mother Volga
Figure Type: Human
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Not listed
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: Not listed
Materials used: Not listed
Location: Not listed
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