Catalog of monuments of Ukraine

Full name of the monument :

Mass grave of Soviet soldiers

Region :

Sumy region

Address of the monument :

Mykolaivka township, Bilopillya district (now Sumy district)

Status :

Historical monument of local significance

Monument installation year (s) (if available) :

1954 р., 1988 р.

Time classification according to the installation epoch :

Soviet period (1922-1991)

Artist(s) :

I. Peysakhis, A. Koptev

architect, sculptor

Person/event, object the monument is dedicated to :

real person(s)

Gender :

mixed group

Social status :

persons of war

Material :

mixed materials

Type of art composition :

complex

Artistic approach :

synthesis

Main text, additional text (if available) :

Yes

Eternal Glory

Language(s) of the text :

Ukrainian
Russian

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 :

Bilopilja city council

Institution’s website :

https://bilopillya-meria.gov.ua/

Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :

The mass grave in Mykolaivka is an important element of memorial culture, which was erected in it to honor and pay tribute to local heroes who gave their lives defending their country during the Great Patriotic War. A monument of history added to the State Register of Immovable Monuments of Ukraine under the category of local significance (No. 3104)