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

Mass grave of Soviet soldiers, partisans and a monument to compatriot soldiers

Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
the center of Budylka village, Sumy district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1976
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 :
obelisk - 9.0 m, bases - 0.8 x 6.46 m; 0.8 x 6.46 m; 10 x 18.5 m, ceilings - 2.9 x 25.0 m; 3.0 x 3.4 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 :
64 Soviet soldiers who died during the liberation of the village from German-Nazi invaders on September 19, 1943 and soldiers who died of wounds between August 21 and October 9, 1943 in the hospitals stationed here are buried here. 9 partisans of V. Karpov's group are also buried in the grave. The names of 32 soldiers and 9 are known partisans In 1955, the remains of the dead from different places were transferred to a mass grave, on which a concrete sculpture of a warrior was installed in the same year. A memorial was built in 1976. The warrior sculpture was replaced by a concrete obelisk with a bas-relief image of a partisan, a warrior, a woman and the Order of the Patriotic War. 26 cast-iron slabs on three concrete bases with the names of 512 soldiers, natives of the village, were installed around the grave. Budylka, Garbari, Hrabtsi, Dremlyugy, Kulychka, Selishke, Sofiivka, Chernatske, which died during the Second World War. In the corners of the memorial, there are 4 cemented brick stelae with memorial inscriptions.