Site one: Today we are in St. Petersburg, Russia and we are going to the Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood. The Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood is one of St Petersburg’s most impressive churches.Whilst this church is also known as the Church on Spilled Blood, its official name is the Church of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. In fact the construction of the Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood originally began in 1883 by Emperor Alexander III to commemorate his father, Alexander II. Alexander II was actually assassinated on the site where the church was built in 1881, thus lending the Russian Orthodox cathedral its alternative name referring to spilled blood.
When we first got to the Church of the Saviour we saw beautiful multicolored domes on the top and it was breath taking. We also saw walls that were beautifully decorated all by the hands of people. We waited in line to get inside and when we did get in it was not what we were expecting. We were expecting all very old things and not expecting it to be very interesting, but we were taken by surprise and way wrong. We were very interested in all the artwork and the architecture that was in there. It was an amazing experience and we enjoyed every minute of it.
Site two: Our next stop was in Volgograd, Russia. We are off to Mamayev Hill. Mamayev Hill or “Mamayev Kurgan” in Volgograd (formerly Stalingrad) in Russia is a memorial complex dedicated to the Battle of Stalingrad. This battle was considered to be a defining moment in World War II in which the Russians defeated German forces, turning the tide of the war and starting a chain of events which would lead to the downfall of the Axis powers.It was a vital stronghold during the battle. Today, Mamayev Hill is dominated by a dramatic 300-foot statue entitled “The Motherland Calls”. At the time of its creation, this dramatic depiction of a woman wielding a sword was the tallest statue in the world. Some news reports have now said that this statue is in danger of collapsing.
We got there and from our research that we did, we thought there would only be one really big sculpture, but when we got there we say many sculptures around the big one. We also saw a military cemetery housing the graves of over six-hundred soldiers. This was heartbreaking to see so many graves of men and women who fought for the freedom we have today. The Motherland Calls sculpture was very cool to see. You cannot imagine how tall it is until you are actually standing up next to it. It was a great time.
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