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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 Pygarivka 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 :
sculpture - 2.8 m, pedestal - 1.38 m, stele - 3.7 x 2.25 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 :
https://shostka-rada.gov.ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
43 Soviet soldiers who died in September 1943 during the liberation of the village from Nazi invaders and soldiers who died of wounds are buried; partisans of S. Kovpak's unit, who died during the fighting in April 1942. The village was liberated on September 5, 1943. In 1957, the remains of the dead from different places were transferred to a mass grave, on which a reinforced concrete sculpture of a warrior was installed. The names of the dead are carved on the tombstone, and there is a board with an inscription on the pedestal. In 1975, two small marble stelae were installed near the grave, on which four marble boards with the names of 108 compatriot soldiers who died on the fronts of the Second World War were fixed.