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The mass grave of Soviet soldiers and the monument to the soldiers of the land
Full name of the monument :

The mass grave of Soviet soldiers and the monument to the soldiers of the land

Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
Okhtyrka district, Rozsokhuvate village, Kutuzova street, village centre
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1956 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 :
The sculpture of the woman is 2.7 m high, the pedestal is 2.5 m high.
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 :
Chupakhivska village community
Institution’s website :
https://chupah-rada.gov.ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
Soldiers of the 218th, 337th Infantry Divisions and the 9th Motorised Infantry Division, who were killed during the liberation of the village from the Nazi invaders on 20 August 1943. The names of 53 soldiers are known. In 1956, the remains of the dead were transferred from different places to a mass grave, where a concrete sculpture of the year, a concrete sculpture of a grieving woman on a brick pedestal was installed. At the foot of the monument is a metal plaque with a memorial inscription. In 1967, to the left of the grave and the sculpture, 8 metal plates with texts and inscriptions were installed on a concrete base at an angle. metal plates with texts and the names of the liberators, 8 partisans, natives of the village and 83 fallen soldiers from the village. Another plastic plate with a memorial inscription is fixed to the left of the base. The historical monument is listed in the State Register of Immovable Monuments of Ukraine under the category of local significance (protection no. 4103-CM). Order of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine of 10.02.2020 No. 630.