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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 :
the center of Sinne village, Sumy district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1965
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 - 3.0 m, pedestal - 3.42 m, stele - 2.1 x 2.92 m
Material :
mixed materials
Type of art composition :
complex
Artistic approach :
figurative art
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 :
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
142 Soviet soldiers who died on March 3, 1943 during the first attempt to liberate the village from German-Nazi invaders are buried; who died in battles for the village in August 1943 and soldiers who died of wounds in the period from August 12 to August 28, 1943. The names of all the dead are known. In 1966, the remains of fallen soldiers from the villages of Hnilytsia and Barylivka were reburied in a mass grave. In 1965, a reinforced concrete sculpture of a warrior was installed on the grave. There is an inscription on the front side of the brick plastered pedestal. A concrete slab with the names of 51 fallen soldiers is installed on the grave.
In the same year, concrete slabs were installed on both sides of the sculpture with an inscription and the names of 235 compatriot soldiers who died on the fronts of the Second World War.
