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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 :
the center of the village of Sirobabyne, Sumy district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1955
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 - 2.74 m, pedestal - 1.85 m, stele - 3.6 x 3.85 m
Material :
mixed materials
Type of art composition :
complex
Artistic approach :
synthesis
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 :
32 soldiers who died during the defensive battles for the village in October 1941 and in the battles for its liberation from the German-Nazi invaders on September 3, 1943 and died of wounds in the hospitals stationed here are buried here. The names of 21 soldiers are known. In 1955, the remains of the dead from different places were transferred to a mass grave, on which in the same year a concrete sculpture of a warrior was installed on a brick pedestal and a cast-iron tombstone with a memorial inscription was placed. In 1965, a cement stele was installed to the right of the sculpture, on which six concrete boards with the names of 168 compatriot soldiers who died during the Second world war.