Catalog of monuments of Ukraine

Full name of the monument :

The mass grave of the Civil War participants, Soviet soldiers and a monument to the soldiers of the countryside

Region :

Sumy region

Address of the monument :

Okhtyrka district, Mala Pavlivka village

Status :

Historical monument of local significance

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 :

The sculpture of the soldier is 2.7 meters high, the pedestal is 2.4 meters.

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 :

https://komyshnyanska-gromada.gov.ua/

Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :

There are 9 villagers buried who died during the civil war of 1918-19 and 160 soldiers of the of the 4th Guards Army, 47th Army, 27th Army, who fell during the liberation of the village from the Nazi invaders in August 1943 and died of wounds in the 756th field mobile hospital, the 455th medical center, the 14th and 2294th field evacuation hospitals. The names of all those buried are known. The village was finally liberated on August 28, 1943. In 1952, the remains of the dead were brought from different places to the mass grave, where a concrete sculpture of the soldier was installed in 1960. A metal plaque with a memorial inscription was placed on the front side of the brick pedestal. In 1967, 9 cast-iron plates with memorial inscriptions and the names of the soldiers were placed on a concrete base in front of the sculpture.