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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 :
Zhovtneva Str., village Bezdryk, 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 - 3.0 m, ceilings - 5.0 x 1.6 x 0.25 m; 4.0 x 1.6 x 0.25 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 :
65 residents of the village were buried. Tomarovka of the Belgorod region, with which one of the units was replenished by the so-called field conscription in February 1943 (died during the attempt to liberate the village); soldiers who died during the liberation of the village from the Nazi invaders in late February - early March and mid-August 1943 and died of wounds in hospitals. The names of 24 soldiers and 65 residents of the village are known. Tomarovka In 1959, the remains of soldiers from different places were transferred to a mass grave, on which in the same year a concrete sculpture of a soldier and a pylon with dates were installed in the upper part. To the right of the grave is a concrete stele, on which there are 3 cast-iron boards with 24 surnames of the liberating soldiers. In 1975, 2 concrete slabs were installed at an angle to the first slab. On the first, there are 4 cast-iron boards with a memorial inscription and 88 names of compatriot soldiers who died on the fronts of the Second World War. On the second ceiling there are 3 cast-iron boards with 65 surnames of Tomarov soldiers.