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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 :
Myru Str., village Nizhnya Sirovatka, 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 - 2.6 m, pedestal - 3.3 m, plates - 1.4 x 1.2 m, stele - 2.45 x 15 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 :
https://smr.gov.ua/uk/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
Soldiers who died during the liberation of the village from the Nazi invaders on February 23 and August 18, 1943 and died of wounds in hospitals are buried here. The names of 128 liberating soldiers are known. In 1957, the remains of the dead from different places were transferred to a mass grave, on which in the same year a concrete sculpture of a warrior was installed on a pedestal and 4 tombstones made of white marble with the names of the liberating soldiers were placed at an angle. On the front side of the pedestal there is a white marble plaque with a memorial inscription. In 1967, a concrete stele with the addition of a fragment of granite was installed behind the mass grave, on which there are 24 white marble boards with 224 names of compatriot soldiers who died during the Second World War.