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The mass grave of Soviet soldiers
Full name of the monument :

The mass grave of Soviet soldiers

Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
Okhtyrka district, Zhuravne village, village centre
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1966 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 :
The sculptural group of a woman and a cadet is 2.68 m, the pedestal is 3.73 m, and the stelae are 1.5 x 1.8 m.
Material :
mixed materials
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 :
There are 53 soldiers buried who died during the liberation of the village from the Nazis in August 1943, when the village was in the combat zone of the 206th and 241st Infantry Divisions. The village was finally liberated on 26 August 1943. The names of all the fallen soldiers are known. In 1966, a concrete sculptural group of a woman and a cadet was installed on the grave. On the brick pedestal is a concrete plaque with an inscription and the names of the fallen soldiers-liberators. On both sides of the pedestal are two steles with bas-relief images of battle scenes. The historical monument is listed in the State Register of Immovable Monuments of Ukraine under the category of local significance (protection no. 4093-CM). Order of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine of 10.02.2020 No. 630.