Mystery of How Top Sports Professor Was Found Dead Inside Famous Russian Statue

Putin's top sports university boss found dead inside head of 279ft tall statue - The Mirror

Professor Nikolay Chesnokov, 68, was found dead inside the famous The Motherland Calls monument in Volgograd - despite the popular Russian landmark being closed to the public

Mystery of how top sports professor was found dead inside famous Russian statue

Nikolai Chesnokov, 68, fell ill and collapsed after climbing 200 steps to the top of the memorial (Picture: east2west / Shutterstock) The chancellor of Russia’s top sports university has died inside the head of ‘Motherland Calls’, a World War II memorial that was once the tallest in the world. Nikolai Chesnokov, 68, fell ill this morning during an excursion to the 279-foot statue in the southern region of Volgograd. He was reportedly accompanied…

The body of an elderly man was found in the head of the monument "Motherland calls!" in Volgograd: EADaily

EADaily, May 22nd, 2025. In Volgograd, the body of an elderly man was found in the head of the monument "Motherland calls!" on Mamayev Kurgan. This is reported by the portal V1.ru with reference to a source in the emergency services of the region.

Russian University Chancellor Dies Inside Soviet-Era Statue

Nikolai Chesnokov, chancellor of Moscow’s State Academy of Physical Education, died on Thursday at the site of a World War II–era monument in the Russian city of Volgograd, according to reports in the local media. He was 68. Chesnokov had traveled to the city to attend a national sports event associated with the school and took part in an unofficial visit inside a 279-foot Soviet-era statue, which stands atop Mamayev Kurgan, the site of the Ba…