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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 the village of Krenidivka, 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 - 2.5 m, pedestal - 1.2 m, pylon - 3.7 m, stele - 2.5 x 5.68 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 :
48 soldiers who died during the liberation of the village from the Nazi invaders in March - September 1943 were buried. The names of 14 of the dead are known. The village was finally liberated on September 7, 1943. In 1975, 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 in the same year. A metal board with an inscription and the names of the dead is attached to the brick pedestal. On the right side of the grave there is a concrete pylon and stele. In the upper part of the pylon there is a metal star, below there is a metal board with an inscription. On the left side of the stele there is a relief image of the Order of Victory, on the right is the Order of the Patriotic War. Six cast-iron boards with the names of 186 compatriot soldiers who died on the fronts of the Second World War and an inscription are attached to the ceiling.