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The mass grave of Soviet soldiers and a monument to compatriot soldiers
Full name of the monument :
The mass grave of Soviet soldiers and a monument to compatriot soldiers
Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
the center of Obtove village, Konotop district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1967
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 :
sculptural group - 2.6 m, pedestal - 2.8 m, stele - 12 x 2.5 m
Material :
mixed materials
Type of art composition :
complex
Artistic approach :
synthesis
Main text, additional text (if available) :
Yes
memorial inscription
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 :
Konotop city council
Institution’s website :
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
15 Soviet soldiers who died on September 2, 1941 during the defense of the village and died of wounds in September 1943 are buried. The village was liberated on September 2, 1943. The names of two soldiers are known. In 1967, the remains of the victims were moved to the center of the village. In the same year, a memorial complex was built. Behind the grave is a reinforced concrete sculptural group of a warrior with a girl on a two-step brick pedestal. On the front side of the pedestal there is a board with an inscription against the background of the unfolded flags depicted in bas-relief. There is a relief inscription on the tombstone. Ahead is an Eternal Flame outlet. Behind the sculptural group and on the sides are brick rectangular stelae. On the central ceiling, in the upper part, there is a bas-relief image of the Order of Victory, dated "1941 - 1945", in the upper corners there is an image of the orders of the Patriotic War framed by wreaths. On the side panels there is a star, a relief inscription, images of torches and 28 memorial metal plaques with the names of 290 compatriot soldiers who died on the fronts of World War II.