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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, Khukhra village, Poltavska street, village centre
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1947 р., 1954 р., 1967 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 - 2.6 m, pedestal - 3.0 m, stele - 2.1 x 15.3 m, busts - 1.0 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 :
15 partisans of M. Finenko's unit, which operated in the village during the period of temporary occupation, were buried 1941 - 43 and 87 soldiers who died during the liberation of the village from the Nazi invaders in August 1943, when the village was in the combat zone of the 166th Infantry Division and the 3rd Guards Tank Corps. The village was liberated on 23 August 1943. The names of all those killed are known. In 1947, the remains of the dead were transferred from different places to a mass grave, where a concrete sculpture of the soldier was installed in 1954. A marble plaque with a memorial inscription is fixed on the front side of the brick pedestal. The memorial was erected in 1967. The historical monument is listed in the State Register of Immovable Monuments of Ukraine under the category of local significance (protection no. 4092-CM). Order of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine dated 10.02.2020 No. 630.