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Mass grave of Soviet soldiers
Full name of the monument :

Mass grave of Soviet soldiers

Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
center of the village of Mozgove, Okhtyrsky district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1972
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 - 2.5 m, pedestal - 2.8 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 :
Okhtyrska city council
Institution’s website :
https://okhtyrkamr.gov.ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
93 soldiers who died in August 1943 during the liberation of the village from the Nazi invaders and died of wounds in the hospitals located here are buried here. The names of all the dead are known. In 1959, a brick obelisk was installed on the grave, replaced in 1972 by a reinforced concrete sculpture of a warrior on a brick pedestal. To the right of the sculpture is a plastered brick stele with 9 cast-iron plates with the names of the dead soldiers.