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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 :
the center of Zarichne village, Konotop district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1973
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 - 2.5 m, base - 0.45 m, stele - 1.2 m x 11 m, pylon - 11 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 :
Konotop city council
Institution’s website :
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
The 41st soldier who died during the liberation of the village from the Nazi invaders on September 3 - 5, 1943 was buried. The village was liberated on September 9, 1943. The names of all the dead are known. Soldiers who died during defensive battles in September 1941 are buried here. The names of three are known. In 1957, the remains of soldiers from different places were transferred to a mass grave near the club, in the same year, a reinforced concrete sculpture of a warrior was installed on the grave. In 1973, the remains of the fallen soldiers were reburied in a mass grave in the center of the village. In the same year, a reinforced concrete sculpture of a warrior was installed on the grave. At the foot of the monument there is a board with a memorial inscription. In front of the grave, on an inclined base, boards with the names of 180 compatriot soldiers who died on the fronts of the Second World War are fixed. To the left of the sculpture is a reinforced concrete stele with a bas-relief image of soldiers going to attack, to the right is a reinforced concrete pylon with a bas-relief image of the Order of Victory and the dates "1941 - 1945".