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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 Sula village, Sumy district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1968
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
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 :
Sumy city council
Institution’s website :
https://smr.gov.ua/uk/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
110 soldiers who died in late September and early October 1941 during defensive battles for the village were buried; who died in at the end of February - at the beginning of March and on September 2, 1943, during the liberation of the village from the Nazi invaders, and died of wounds in the hospitals stationed here in the period from September 5 to December 24, 1943. The names of 43 soldiers are known. In 1965, the remains of soldiers from different places were transferred to a mass grave, on which a concrete sculpture of a soldier was installed in 1968. In 1968, 2 brick slabs lined with granite slabs were installed on both sides of the pedestal, on which there are 28 metal boards with 42 names of liberating soldiers and 192 names of fellow soldiers who died during the Second World War war In 1977, soldiers from the village were reburied in the grave. Green Grove. In 1984, a new concrete sculpture of a warrior encased in metal was installed on the grave. On the front side of the pedestal is the Order of Victory and a memorial inscription.