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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, Polohy village, 117 Lozova str.
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1957 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 warrior - 2.5 m., pedestal - 3.73 m.,
stele - 2.2 x 14.25 m., slabs - 0.6 x
0.4 m. and 0.6 x 0.4 m.
Material :
stone
Type of art composition :
complex
Artistic approach :
synthesis
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 :
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
There are 262 Soviet soldiers buried who died during the liberation of the village from Nazi
invaders in August 1943, when the village was in the combat zone of the 155th Infantry Division. The village was finally liberated on August 9, 1943. The names of 203 soldiers are known.
In 1957, the remains of the dead were transferred from different places to a mass grave, where a concrete sculpture of the
a soldier was installed.
To the left of the sculpture, a brick cemented stele was installed in 1957.
There are two white marble plaques with inscriptions and 10 white marble slabs with the names of 166 soldiers from the country who died during World War II.
Near the stele there are 9 white marble slabs with the names of
of the soldiers-liberators. The historical monument is listed in the State Register of Immovable Monuments of Ukraine under the category of local significance (protection no. 4085-CM). Order of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine dated 10.02.2020 No. 630.