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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 :
the center of Kamianka village, Shostkinsky district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1975
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 :
pedestal - 1.4 m, sculpture - 2.5 m, stele - 2.28 x 25.2 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 :
Shostka City Council
Institution’s website :
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
37 Soviet soldiers who died in September 1941 during the defensive battles and in March and September 1943 during the liberation of the village from the Nazi invaders are buried here. Known surnames of the 21st soldier. The village was liberated on September 5, 1943. In 1975, the remains of those buried from different places were moved to a mass grave, where in the same year a reinforced concrete sculpture of a warrior was installed on a brick pedestal. On the grave there is a slab made of small marble with a metal board, on which the names of the dead and a consecration inscription. A brick stele was installed near the grave, on which 7 metal boards with the text and names of 144 compatriot soldiers who died on the fronts of the Second World War were fixed.
