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The mass grave of Soviet soldiers
Full name of the monument :

The mass grave of Soviet soldiers

Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
Okhtyrka district, Horiaistivka village, park
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1957 р., 1939–1945 рр
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
Size :
The sculpture is 2.58 meters high, the pedestal is 3.16 meters.
Material :
stone
Type of art composition :
one-figure composition
Artistic approach :
figurative art
Main text, additional text (if available) :
Yes
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 :
Chupakhivska village community
Institution’s website :
https://chupah-rada.gov.ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
In the park near the school, 43 soldiers of the 454th Infantry Regiment of the 100th Infantry Division and the 10th Tank Corps who died during the liberation of the village from the Nazis on August 22, 1943. The names of all the dead are known. In 1957, a concrete sculpture of a soldier was erected on the grave. On the brick pedestal brick pedestal is a concrete plaque with an inscription. Below is a metal plaque with an inscription and with the names of the fallen soldiers-liberators. The historical monument is listed in the State Register of Immovable Monuments of Ukraine under the category of local significance (protection no. 4029-CM). Order of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine dated 10.02.2020 No. 630.