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The mass grave of Soviet soldiers and a monument to compatriot soldiers
Full name of the monument :

The mass grave of Soviet soldiers and a monument to compatriot soldiers

Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
Vedyaeva Str., 7-9, the center of Zarichne village, Okhtyr district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1971
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Soviet period (1922-1991)
Person/event, object the monument is dedicated to :
real person(s)
Gender :
mixed group
Social status :
persons of war
Components of the monument :
sculptural group - 2.89 m, pedestal - 2.44 m
Material :
mixed materials
Type of art composition :
one-figure composition
Artistic approach :
figurative art
Main text, additional text (if available) :
Yes
memorial inscription
Language(s) of the text :
Ukrainian
Narrative commemorates :
Honoring the culture of war victims, including memorialization
The preservation state of the monument at the time of the research :
exists
Institution responsible for maintenance :
Okhtyrska city council
Institution’s website :
https://okhtyrkamr.gov.ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
13 soldiers who died on February 23 and August 24, 1943 during the liberation of the village from the Nazi invaders are buried here. In 1959, an obelisk was installed on the grave, replaced in 1971 by a concrete sculptural group of a woman with a Suvorov man. In the same year, a concrete tombstone with the names of the fallen soldiers was installed on the grave. There is a concrete one on the front side of the pedestal a board with the names of 44 compatriot soldiers who died during the Second World War. Below is a marble plaque with a memorial inscription.