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The mass grave of Soviet soldiers and the monument to soldiers from the countryside
Full name of the monument :

The mass grave of Soviet soldiers and the monument to soldiers from the countryside

Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
Okhtyrka district, Karpylivka village, Parkova street, village center
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1957 р., 1959 р., 1970 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 :
Pylon - 7.0 m, sculptures of a soldier - 2.5 m, sculpture of a woman - 2.8 m, steles - 3.2 x 3.5 m.
Material :
stone
Type of art composition :
one-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 :
Komyshany village council
Institution’s website :
http://komyshi-otg.gov.ua/index.php/ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
82 soldiers of the 377th Infantry Division, the 7th Mechanized Brigade of the 3rd Mechanized Corps and the 35th Tank Brigade, who fell during the liberation of the village from the Nazi invaders on September 1, 1943 were buried here. The names of 46 soldiers are known. In 1957, the remains of the dead were transferred from different places to a mass grave, where a concrete sculpture of a soldier was installed in 1959. In 1970, the memorial was reconstructed and a memorial was built. Near the grave there is a a concrete pylon crowned with the Order of Glory. At the bottom of the pylon and on its base two concrete plaques with memorial inscriptions are fixed at the bottom of the pylon and on its base.