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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 Bobrove village, Sumy district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1958
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 - 8.0 m, pedestal - 2.4 m, stele - 2.5 x 4.3 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 :
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
26 soldiers who died during the first attempt to liberate the village from the German-Nazi invaders on February 20, 1943 were buried; soldiers who died in battles for the liberation of the village on August 31 - September 7, 1943; soldiers who died of wounds in the period from September 8 to 9, 1943 in the hospitals stationed here. The village was finally liberated on September 7, 1943. The names of the two dead are known. In 1958, a reinforced concrete sculpture of a warrior was installed on the grave, there is an inscription on the front side of the brick pedestal. In 1966, a concrete stele with the names of 75 compatriot soldiers who died on the fronts of the Second World War was installed to the left of the grave.
