🇷🇺 Vladimir Putin began a working trip to the Samara region with a visit to "AvtoVAZ."

📰 The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, visited the Tolyatti plant "AvtoVAZ" as part of his working trip to the Samara region. The head of state was shown a pre-production prototype of the new "Lada Iskra" car, with serial production planned to start in April 2025.

🚘 Additionally, Putin was presented with the plant's promising developments: the urban crossover "B+ Cross" and the all-wheel-drive electric vehicle "e-Niva," aimed at strengthening the brand's position in the market.

💬 "The plant is developing, great!" — noted the president after speaking with the employees of the enterprise.

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😀 In Volgograd, there is one of the most recognizable Russian sculptures - "The Motherland Calls!".

📆 The sculpture was built between 1959 and 1967 and is dedicated to the heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad during the Great Patriotic War.

📤 The total height of the monument is 85 meters (at the time of its construction, it was the tallest monument in the world), and the height of the female figure without the sword is 52 meters. At the top of the sculpture, there is an observation platform offering a view of the city and the Volga River.

🚩 The Motherland Calls became the first monument in the USSR completely made of reinforced concrete. In the 1960s, after the war, many cities, including Volgograd, had not yet been rebuilt, but to commemorate the heroes who gave their lives, it was decided to start the construction of the monument.

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