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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 :
the center of the village of Grabovskoe, Sumy district
Status :
National significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1987
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 - 5.0 m, pedestal - 0.8 m
Material :
mixed materials
Type of art composition :
one-figure composition
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 :
https://smr.gov.ua/uk/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
144 Soviet soldiers who died during the first attempt to liberate the village in March 1943 and soldiers who died in the battles for the liberation of the village from the German-Nazi invaders on August 5, 1943 are buried. The names of all the dead are known. In 1967, the remains of the dead from different places were transferred to a mass grave. In the same year, a reinforced concrete sculpture of a warrior was installed on the grave, replaced in 1987 with an aluminum one with an inscription on the front side of the reinforced concrete pedestal. In the same year, concrete boards with the names of 196 compatriot soldiers who died on the fronts of World War II were installed on both sides of the grave on concrete bases.