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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 the village of Skunosove, Konotopsky district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1957
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 - 2.0 m, stele - 40 x 2.5 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 :
Institution’s website :
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
22 soldiers of the 112th Rifle Division were buried. Died on September 2, 1943 in the battles for the liberation of the village from the Nazi invaders. The names of nine soldiers are known. In 1958, the remains of the dead from different places were transferred to a mass grave, on which a reinforced concrete sculpture of a warrior was installed in the same year. In 1977, a U-shaped rubble stone stele and seven cast-iron boards fixed on concrete bases with the names of 138 compatriot soldiers who died during the Great Patriotic War were installed on the back side of the sculpture.
