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Mass grave of Soviet soldiers, victims of Nazism and a monument to compatriot soldiers
Full name of the monument :

Mass grave of Soviet soldiers, victims of Nazism and a monument to compatriot soldiers

Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
the center of Rudneve village, Konotop district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1975
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 - 3.0 m, pedestal - 1.2 m, stele - 10.1 x 1.8 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 :
https://konotop-rada.gov.ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
38 soldiers who died on September 2, 1943 in the battles for the liberation of the village from the Nazi invaders are buried here. The names of the two soldiers are known. Three partisans and 11 residents of the village, shot by the invaders in 1941-43 during the period of temporary occupation, are buried in the same grave. Surnames of partisans are unknown. In 1955, an obelisk was installed on the grave, replaced in 1975 by a reinforced concrete sculpture of a warrior on a brick pedestal. In 1975, a reinforced concrete stele with inscriptions and names of 152 compatriot soldiers who died during the Second World War was installed to the left of the mass grave.