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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 :
center of the village of Yaroslavets, Konotopsky district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1968
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 - 2.3 m, pedestal - 1.8 m, stele - 8.0 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 :
29 Soviet soldiers who died in the battles for liberation are buried
village and died of wounds in September 1943. The names of the two victims are known. The village was liberated on September 1, 1943. In 1968, the remains of the soldiers were moved from the territory of the House of Culture to the place of the memorial sign in honor of the fallen soldiers-compatriots. A reinforced concrete sculpture of a warrior on a brick plastered pedestal was installed on the grave of the same year. In front of the pedestal there is a rosette of the Eternal Flame. On the tombstone there is a bas-relief image of the Order of the Great Patriotic War and an inscription. Behind the sculpture is a brick plastered stele crowned with a star, in the upper part there is a bas-relief image of the Order of Victory, in the right and left there are torches. On the ceiling are 34 memorial metal plates with the names of 339 compatriot soldiers who died on the fronts of the Second World War. The stele, installed in 1968, was reconstructed in 1995.