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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 :
Pokrovska Strю, village Tereshkivka, Sumy district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1959
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Ancient period by the end of XVII centuries
Person/event, object the monument is dedicated to :
real person(s)
Gender :
mixed group
Social status :
persons of war
Components of the monument :
sculptural group - 2.0 m, pedestal - 3.0 m, stele - 3.5 x 11.5 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 :
Sumy city council
Institution’s website :
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
Buried soldiers who died during the liberation of the village from the Nazi invaders on September 2, 1943 and died of wounds in the hospital. The number of soldiers buried in the mass grave has not been established. The names of 81 soldiers are known. In 1959, the remains of soldiers from different places were transferred to a mass grave, on which in the same year a concrete sculptural group was installed: a soldier and a woman. 3 cast-iron tombstones with the names of the liberating soldiers are placed on the grave at an angle. There is a memorial inscription on the front side of the pedestal. In 1966, the remains of soldiers from remote villages were transferred to the mass grave. In 1971, a concrete stele was installed behind the grave, on which 26 cast-iron boards with 200 names of compatriot soldiers who died during the Second World War were fixed.