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Mass grave of Red Army soldiers who died during the Civil War and partisans who died during the Great Patriotic War
Full name of the monument :

Mass grave of Red Army soldiers who died during the Civil War and partisans who died during the Great Patriotic War

Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
Shostka town, street intersection - Sadovy Boulevard, Svobody St
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1919 р., 1967 р.
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
Material :
stone
Type of art composition :
architectural object(s)
Artistic approach :
abstract art
Main text, additional text (if available) :
Yes
To you who won the power of the Soviets and to you who defended it. 1917-1920
Language(s) of the text :
Russian
Narrative commemorates :
Honoring the culture of war victims, including memorialization
The preservation state of the monument at the time of the research :
no data available
Institution responsible for maintenance :
Shostka town Council
Institution’s website :
https://shostka-rada.gov.ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
Burial: in November 1919, after the liberation of the city by the Red Army, the remains of fallen Red Army soldiers from various places were transferred to a mass grave; in October 1943, the remains of those buried from the forests around the city and the village of Gukov were moved to a mass grave. It was renovated in 2004