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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, Stara Ivanivka village, village center
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1953 р., 1975 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 :
Sculpture - 2.5 m, pedestal - 3.33 m, stele - 1.2 x 8.55 m.
Material :
mixed materials
Type of art composition :
architectural object(s)
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 town community
Institution’s website :
https://okhtyrkamr.gov.ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
There are 54 Soviet soldiers buried who died during the liberation of the village from Nazi invaders 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 all those buried are known. In 1953, the remains of the fallen were transferred from different places to a mass grave, where in the same year a concrete sculpture of a soldier with a memorial inscription on a brick pedestal. At the base of the pedestal is a cast-iron plaque with a memorial inscription. On the grave 4 cast-iron plates are laid containing 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. 4039-CM). Order of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine dated 10.02.2020 No. 630.