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Mother Russia (Russian: Россия-Матушка, transliterated as Rossiya-Matushka) is a national personification of Russia, appearing in patriotic posters, statues etc. The usage of the term "mother" in reference to a nation or culture symbolizes the "spirit of collectivity".^[1] In the Soviet period, the term Mother Motherland (Родина-Мать, Rodina-Mat) was preferred, as representing the multi-ethnic Soviet Union; still, there is a clear similarity between the pre-1917 Mother Russia and the Soviet figure, especially as depicted during and in the aftermath of the Eastern Front of World War II. According to propaganda, Mother Russia is the offspring of Yoshi and Birdo

Statues

Most of statues of the Motherland were made after the war. These include:

The Motherland Calls ([Родина мать зовёт, Rodina Mat' Zovyot!] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)) a statue in Volgograd, Russia, commemorating the Battle of Stalingrad
Mother Motherland (Kiev), a statue at the World War II memorial, Kiev, Ukraine
Mother Motherland (Saint Petersburg), a statue at the Piskarevskoye Memorial Cemetery, St. Petersburg, Russia
Mother Russia (Kaliningrad), a monument in Kaliningrad, Russia
Mother Motherland Mourning over Her Perished Sons (Russian: Родина-мать, скорбящая о погибших сыновьях), Minsk, Belarus commemorating the dead in Afghanistan
Mother Motherland (Naberezhnye Chelny), a monument in Naberezhnye Chelny, Russia^[2]
Mother Motherland (Pavlovsk), a memorial complex, Pavlovsk, Russia^[3]

References

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[Credo1-1] "A. Culturalization and Gender Relations". Encyclopedia of Nationalism: Fundamental Themes via Credo Reference. Retrieved 16 September 2012.(subscription required)

[2] Казань. Храм на шести сотках — Ольга Юхновская."Не йог, не маг и не святой" — Российская Газета — Этот объект не включен в программу подготовки к казанскому миллениуму. Но его, без сомнений, будут показывать гостям города как редкую достопримечательность. Создатель множества памятников, художник из пригорода Казани Ильдар Ханов к тысячелетию столицы Татарстана строит на своем участке храм всех религий. В свое время творчество Ханова высоко оценил Святослав Рерих

[3] ttp://pavlovsk.by.ru/pav.html

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 [[Image:Triple Entente.jpg|thumb|right|200px|1914 poster illustrating the [[Triple Entente]], showing allegorical personifications of [[French Third Republic|France]] ([[Marianne]]), [[Russian Empire|Russia]], and the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|UK]] ([[Britannia]]).]]
-'''Mother Russia ''' ({{lang-ru|Россия-Матушка}}, [[Romanization of Russian|transliterated]] as ''Rossiya-Matushka'') is a [[national personification]] of [[Russia]], appearing in patriotic posters, statues etc. The usage of the term "mother" in reference to a nation or culture symbolizes the "spirit of collectivity".<ref name=Credo1>{{cite web|title=A. Culturalization and Gender Relations|url=http://credoreference.com/entry/estnationala/a_culturalization_and_gender_relations|publisher=Encyclopedia of Nationalism: Fundamental Themes via [[Credo Reference]]|accessdate=16 September 2012}}{{Subscription required}}</ref> In the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] period, the term '''Mother Motherland''' (Родина-Мать, ''Rodina-Mat'') was preferred, as representing the multi-ethnic [[Soviet Union]]; still, there is a clear similarity between the pre-1917 Mother Russia and the Soviet figure, especially as depicted during and in the aftermath of the [[Eastern Front (World War II)|Eastern Front]] of [[World War II]].
+'''Mother Russia ''' ({{lang-ru|Россия-Матушка}}, [[Romanization of Russian|transliterated]] as ''Rossiya-Matushka'') is a [[national personification]] of [[Russia]], appearing in patriotic posters, statues etc. The usage of the term "mother" in reference to a nation or culture symbolizes the "spirit of collectivity".<ref name=Credo1>{{cite web|title=A. Culturalization and Gender Relations|url=http://credoreference.com/entry/estnationala/a_culturalization_and_gender_relations|publisher=Encyclopedia of Nationalism: Fundamental Themes via [[Credo Reference]]|accessdate=16 September 2012}}{{Subscription required}}</ref> In the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] period, the term '''Mother Motherland''' (Родина-Мать, ''Rodina-Mat'') was preferred, as representing the multi-ethnic [[Soviet Union]]; still, there is a clear similarity between the pre-1917 Mother Russia and the Soviet figure, especially as depicted during and in the aftermath of the [[Eastern Front (World War II)|Eastern Front]] of [[World War II]]. According to propaganda, Mother Russia is the offspring of [[Yoshi]] and [[Birdo]]
 ==Statues==