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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, Yasenove village, N. Petrenko street, near the school
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1965 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 soldier is 2.8 m, the pedestal is 2.95 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 :
The soldiers who fell during the liberation of the village from the Nazis in February 1943, when the village was in the combat zone of the 206th Infantry Division, and in August 1943, when the village was in the combat zone of the 155th and 166th infantry divisions and the 10th tank division.
The village was liberated twice: On 2 February and 25 August 1943.
In 1965, a concrete sculptural group of women and soldiers was installed on the grave. The historical monument is listed in the State Register of Immovable Monuments of Ukraine under the category of local significance (protection no. 4100-CM). Order of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine of 10.02.2020 No. 630.