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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 :
Peremohy Str., Pirogivka village, Shostkinskyi district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1961
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 - 2.7 m, pedestal - 2.3 m, bases - 0.15 x 4.5 x 5.4 m; 0.2 x 3.1 x 2.9 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 :
Shostka City Council
Institution’s website :
https://shostka-rada.gov.ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
27 Soviet soldiers who died in September 1941 during the defense of the village from Nazi invaders and soldiers who died during the liberation of the village on September 10, 1943 are buried. The names of 27 dead are known. In 1960, the remains of those buried from different places were moved to a mass grave. In 1961, a concrete sculptural group of a soldier and a female partisan was installed on the grave. A concrete board with a memorial inscription is attached to the pedestal. Reconstruction was carried out in 1986. Two concrete bases with 15 black marble slabs are installed near the sculpture. Dedication texts are engraved on them; names of soldiers who died in battles for the village; the names of 42 peaceful residents of the village who died during the Second World War; the names of 132 fellow soldiers who did not return from the war fronts.