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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 Ryasne village, Sumy district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1954
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 - 2.57 m, pylon - 4.6 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 :
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
81 Soviet soldiers who died in March 1943 during the first attempt to liberate the village are buried; who died on August 7, 1943 in the battles for the liberation of the village from German-Nazi invaders, and those who died of wounds in the period from August 18 to 20, 1943. In 1946, the remains of the dead from various places were transferred to a mass grave. In 1968, the remains of soldiers who died fighting for the liberation of the village were buried in a mass grave. Forest The names of the 2 dead are known.
In 1954, a reinforced concrete sculpture of a warrior was installed on the grave. Reconstruction was carried out in 1983. A concrete sculpture of a warrior and a pylon are installed on the grave, and there is an inscription and the names of the fallen soldiers on the slabs. In 1962, 12 boards with an inscription, a bas-relief image of the Order of the Patriotic War and the names of 238 fallen soldiers-compatriots were installed on both sides of the grave on rubble stone bases.
