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

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

Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
the center of Stara Huta village, Shostkinsky 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 :
pedestal - 3.2 m, sculpture - 2.5 m, stele - 2.3 x 21.3 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 :
Russian
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 :
13 partisans of S. Kovpak's unit, who died in battles with fascist punishers in 1942, were buried - 43 and 63 soldiers who died in battles for the liberation of the village on September 5, 1943. The names of 18 soldiers and 13 partisans are known. In 1971, the remains of the dead from different places were transferred to a mass grave, where in the same year a reinforced concrete sculpture of a partisan and a female partisan and a brick stele were installed on a pedestal, on which 16 cast-iron boards with inscriptions and the names of 313 compatriot soldiers who died on the fronts of World War II were fixed.