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

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

Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
Okhtyrka district, Bugrivate village, Zelena street, village center
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1956 р., 1967 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
Components of the monument :
Sculpture of a soldier - 2.8 m., pedestal - 4.52 m., stele - 1.96 x 5.57 m.
Material :
mixed materials
Type of art composition :
complex
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 :
Chernechchyna territorial community
Institution’s website :
http://www.chotg.gov.ua/index.php/ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
275 soldiers of the 423rd Rifle Regiment of the 166th Rifle Division and the 19th Tank Brigade died during the liberation of the village from the Nazis on August 25, 1943. The names of 39 soldiers are known. In 1956, the remains of the dead were transferred from different places to a mass grave, where a concrete sculpture of a year, a concrete sculpture of a soldier was installed. On the brick pedestal is a memorial inscription. In 1967, a concrete stele with a memorial inscription was erected on the left. At the At the base of the stele are seven cast-iron plates with the names of 64 villagers who died during the Second World War and 40 soldiers-liberators. At the top of the stele is a bas-relief image of two orders of the Patriotic War. The historical monument is listed in the State Register of Immovable Monuments of Ukraine under local significance (protection 4071-CM). Order of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine dated 10.02.2020 No. 630.