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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 :
near the cultural center of Shpylivka village, Sumy district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1958
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 - 2.6 m
Material :
mixed materials
Type of art composition :
one-figure composition
Artistic approach :
figurative art
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 :
114 soldiers who died during the liberation of the village from the Nazi invaders in March and September 1943 were buried. The names of 7 dead are known. In 1946, the remains of the dead from different places were transferred to a mass grave, on which in 1958 a concrete sculpture of a warrior on a brick pedestal was installed. At the foot of the monument there is a memorial board made of a small piece of marble with an inscription. In 1969, 3 concrete slabs with the names of 170 compatriot soldiers who died during the Second World War and the names of 5 liberating soldiers were installed at an angle to the lower part of the pedestal.
