The statue survived the massive bombing of Stalingrad on August 23, 1942, when more than 40,000 civilians were killed by German air forces. That day, war correspondent Emmanuel Yevzerikhin took a picture of the sculpture of dancing children with the smoking ruins of the destroyed city in the background, and the picture went around the world.
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Vladimir Putin will make a brief working trip to Volgograd
The President will attend the opening ceremony of the restored Children’s Dance fountain, a symbol of the city’s military history, in the square in front of Volgograd’s railway station.
Announcement, August 23, 2013