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Mass grave of Soviet soldiers, partisans, victims of Nazism and a monument to compatriot soldiers
Full name of the monument :

Mass grave of Soviet soldiers, partisans, victims of Nazism and a monument to compatriot soldiers

Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
"Myrshchyna" park, Seredyna-Buda, Shostkinsky district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1972
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Soviet period (1922-1991)
The author of the project is V. Trynyov
Person/event, object the monument is dedicated to :
real person(s)
Gender :
mixed group
Social status :
persons of war
Components of the monument :
pedestal - 3.2 m, sculptural groups - 2.5 m, pylon - 16.0 m
Material :
mixed materials
Type of art composition :
complex
Artistic approach :
synthesis
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 :
219 Soviet soldiers and 3 partisans who died in defensive battles in October 1941, who died during the battles for the liberation of the city on March 4 and 14, 1943, and who died in the battle for the liberation of the city from the Nazi invaders on September 5, 1943, as well as soldiers who died of wounds, partisans who died in the battles of 1941 - 43, civilians tortured by fascists during the occupation. In 1952, the remains of the dead from different places were transferred to a mass grave, on which an obelisk was installed in the same year. In 1972, soldiers and partisans were buried and a memorial was built. A memorial plaque with an inscription is inserted on the grave. 21 marble tablets with the names of 80 fallen soldiers and partisans are attached to the tombstones. Near graves on pedestals sculptural groups are installed (on the left - two partisans, on the right - two soldiers). There are two memorial pylons behind the grave. An alley leads to the grave, on both sides of which there are 36 marble slabs with the names of 718 compatriot soldiers who died on the fronts of the Second World War.