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Mass grave of Soviet soldiers and partisans and a monument to compatriot soldiers
Full name of the monument :

Mass grave of Soviet soldiers and partisans and a monument to compatriot soldiers

Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
Myru Sq., village Myropyllya, Sumy district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1957
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 - 2.5 m, pedestal - 1.6 m, stele - 5.3 x 17.4 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 :
Sumy city council
Institution’s website :
https://smr.gov.ua/uk/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
59 soldiers who died during the liberation battles for the village in February - March 1943 were buried. The names of 55 dead are known. In 1957, the remains of the dead from different places were transferred to a mass grave, on which in the same year a reinforced concrete sculpture of a warrior on a brick pedestal was installed. On the grave there are boards with inscriptions and the names of the dead. In 1975, a stele with an inscription and the names of 513 compatriot soldiers who died on the fronts of the Second World War was installed on the right side of the grave.