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A group of mass graves of participants in the civil war, Soviet soldiers and a monument to compatriot soldiers
Full name of the monument :

A group of mass graves of participants in the civil war, Soviet soldiers and a monument to compatriot soldiers

Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
the center of Uralove 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 :
sculpture - 2.5 m, pedestal - 2.3 m, stele - 2.3 x 19 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 :
In the first grave are buried 2 Red Army soldiers who died in 1918. In the second grave are buried 70 Soviet soldiers who died during the defensive battles in August 1941 and September 1943, in the battles for the liberation of the village from the Nazi invaders. The names of 9 dead people are known. The village was liberated on September 7, 1943. In 1956, the remains of fallen Soviet soldiers from various places were moved to a mass grave next to the grave of the Red Army, next to which a reinforced concrete sculpture of a soldier was installed in the same year. A board with an inscription is fixed on a brick pedestal. Near the grave of Soviet soldiers, there is a marble board with the names of the dead. In 1971, a stone stele was erected near the grave. In the left corner of the stele is a relief image of the Order of Victory, in the right - the Order of the Patriotic War. 18 metal boards with inscriptions and names of 338 compatriot soldiers who died on the fronts of the Second World War are attached to the ceiling.