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Mass grave of Soviet soldiers and partisans
Full name of the monument :

Mass grave of Soviet soldiers and partisans

Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
the center of Kulychka village, Sumy district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1964
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Soviet period (1922-1991)
Sk. I. Shapoval
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 - 2.57 m, pedestal - 1.7 m
Material :
mixed materials
Type of art composition :
multi-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 :
26 soldiers who died during the liberation of the village from German-Nazi invaders on August 19, 1943 and 6 partisans were buried V. Karpov's group. The names of 20 dead soldiers and 6 partisans are known. In 1964, a concrete sculptural group of a warrior and a girl was installed on the grave. There is a cast-iron plaque with a memorial inscription on the brick plastered pedestal.