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The mass grave of Soviet soldiers and the monument to the soldiers of the countryside
Full name of the monument :
The mass grave of Soviet soldiers and the monument to the soldiers of the countryside
Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
Okhtyrka district, Sosonka village, Myr Street, village center
Status :
National significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1967 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 :
male
Social status :
persons of war
Size :
Sculptural group - 3.0 m, pedestal - 0.9 m, pylon - 6.5 m, stele - 2.1 x 3.3 m.
Material :
stone
Type of art composition :
multi-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 :
Okhtyrka territorial community
Institution’s website :
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
The soldiers are buried in the center of the village, in a park.
They died during the liberation of the village from the Nazis in August
1943, when the village was in the combat zone of the 100th Infantry Division. The village was liberated
on August 26, 1943. The names of 5 soldiers are known.
In 1967, a concrete sculptural group of a soldier and a boy on a brick pedestal was installed on the grave.
In the same year, a concrete pylon and a semicircular concrete stele were installed to the right of the sculptural group.
At the top of the stele is an inscription. There are
66 names of the fallen soldiers below the inscription.. The historical monument is listed in the State Register of Immovable Monuments of Ukraine under the category of local significance (protection no. 4038-CM). Order of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine dated 10.02.2020 No. 630.