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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 :
center of Borovenka village, Sumy 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 :
stele - 2.9 m
Material :
mixed materials
Type of art composition :
architectural object(s)
Artistic approach :
abstract art
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 :
Sumy city council
Institution’s website :
https://smr.gov.ua/uk/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
189 Soviet soldiers who died during the first attempt to liberate the village from German-Nazi invaders on February 19, 1943 and August 17-21, 1943 during the liberation of the village, as well as soldiers who died of wounds, are buried. The village was finally liberated on August 21, 1943. The names of all the dead are known. In 1957, a concrete sculpture of a warrior was installed on the grave. In 1975, the remains of the dead from different places were transferred to a mass grave, reconstruction was carried out: the sculpture was removed and a memorial was erected. An arc-shaped stele made of concrete and rubble stone has been installed next to the grave. On the ceiling are 18 cast-iron memorial plates with the names of liberating soldiers and 252 names of soldiers born in the village. Borovenka, Burovka, Krute, Semenivka, who died during the Second World War. On the left on the ceiling is a bas-relief image of the Order of the Patriotic War, on the right is an image of a grieving mother.