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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 :
center of the village of Zhuravka, Shostkinsky district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1967
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 - 1.85 m, stele - 3.2 x 4.85 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 :
6 Soviet soldiers who died during the liberation of the village from the Nazi invaders in September 1943 were buried. The village was finally liberated on September 14, 1943. The names of all the dead are known. In 1958, a reinforced concrete sculpture of a warrior was installed on the mass grave. On the brick pedestal there is a concrete board with an inscription. In 1967, a brick stele was erected near the mass grave in honor of compatriot soldiers who died on the fronts of the Second World War. On the ceiling there is an image of the Order of Victory and the Order of the Patriotic War. 7 metal boards with the consecration text and the names of 111 fallen soldiers-compatriots are mounted in the stele.