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The mass grave of Soviet soldiers and a monument to fellow soldiers
Full name of the monument :
The mass grave of Soviet soldiers and a monument to fellow soldiers
Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
the center of Pokrovka village, Sumy district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1959
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 - 2.78 m, pedestal - 1.9 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 :
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
448 soldiers who died during the liberation of the village from German-Nazi invaders in June - August 1943 are buried. The names of all the dead are known. In 1958, the remains of the dead from different places were transferred to a mass grave, on which a reinforced concrete sculpture of a warrior on a brick pedestal was installed in the same year. Plaques with an inscription and the names of the fallen soldiers are attached to the grave.
In 1976, boards with the names of 223 compatriot soldiers who died during the Second World War were installed on concrete bases on both sides of the mass grave.