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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, Solnechne village, Pavlo Kharytonenko street, village centre
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1958 р., 1960 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 soldier - 2.65 m, pedestal - 3.7 m., stelae - 1.72 x 6.2 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 :
http://www.chotg.gov.ua/index.php/ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
266 soldiers of the 22nd rifle regiment of the 107th Guards Division, the 8th Airborne Division and the 166th Infantry Division, 19th Tank Brigade, who fell during the liberation of the village from the Nazi invaders on 20 August 1943. The names of all those buried are known. In 1958, the remains of the dead were transferred from different places to a mass grave, where an obelisk was erected in the same year. In 1960, the obelisk was replaced by a reinforced concrete sculpture of a soldier. On the brick brick pedestal on the front side is a white marble plaque with a memorial inscription. On both sides of the sculpture are two brick-cemented steles with inscriptions. Concrete slabs are laid at the bases of the steles (8 near each stele). The historical monument is listed in the State Register of Immovable Monuments of Ukraine under the category of local significance (protection no. 4089-CM). Order of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine of 10.02.2020 No. 630.