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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 Moskovskiy Bobryk village, Sumy district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1957
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Soviet period (1922-1991)
sculptor V. Klokov, architects I. Dovzhenko and Komlev
Person/event, object the monument is dedicated to :
real person(s)
Gender :
mixed group
Social status :
persons of war
Components of the monument :
sculpture 1 - 2.84 m, pedestal 1 - 1.35 m, stele - 5.20 x 4.75 m, sculpture 2 - 2.96 m, pedestal 2 - 0.95 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 :
139 soldiers who died during defensive battles for the village in early October 1941 were buried; in the battles for its liberation from the German-Nazi invaders on February 20, 1943 and August 20, 1943; died of wounds in the period from August 22 to September 11, 1943 in the hospitals located here. The names of 119 victims are known. In 1952, a concrete sculpture of a warrior on a brick pedestal was installed on the grave. In 1957, the remains of soldiers from different places were transferred to the mass grave, in the same year a reconstruction was carried out: a concrete stele with 12 concrete memorial plates with the names of 269 soldiers who died during the Second World War was installed on the grave World War II - natives of the villages of Moskovskii Bobryk, Bereziv Yar, Vlizki, Mygulin, Mygulin Drujy, Pashkine. On the back side of the stele are the names of the soldiers who died during the liberation of the village. A concrete sculpture of a warrior on a brick pedestal is installed in front of the stele.