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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 :
center of Mezenivka village, Sumy district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1975
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 :
sculptural group - 2.9 m, pedestal - 3.5 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 :
168 Soviet soldiers who died in August 1943 during the liberation of the village from German-Nazi invaders are buried; soldiers who died of wounds in the period from August to October 1943. The names of all the dead are known. In 1975, the remains of the dead from different places were transferred to a mass grave, on which in the same year a reinforced concrete sculptural group of a woman and a boy was installed. On the front side of the brick pedestal there is a bas-relief image of flags and the Order of the Patriotic War. Two slabs with inscriptions are installed on the grave. On both sides of the mass grave, there are 8 concrete boards with the names of 263 compatriot soldiers and liberators who died during the Second World War and 2 boards with text and a bas-relief image of the orders of the Patriotic War and the Red Star.