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AP PHOTOS: Memorials weave WWII into Russia's psyche
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MOSCOW – Russians this year won't be able to mark Victory Day, the end of World War II in Europe, with the usual elaborate parades because of coronavirus restrictions .
But they can turn their eyes to a remarkable array of war monuments. The Soviet Union's suffering and valor in the war has become a fundamental piece of Russia's national identity, so much so that it's common for couples to to have their photos taken at a war memorial on their wedding day.
Few Russians live far from a memorial, whether it's huge and demands attention or so modest that one can easily pass it without noticing.
The most striking is “The Motherland Calls,” Europe's tallest statue, an 85-meter (278-foot) figure of a sword-wielding woman soaring from a rise above
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