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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 :
the center of Bobyne village, Konotopsky district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1957
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 - 2.0 m, pedestal - 1.3 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 :
Konotop city council
Institution’s website :
https://konotop-rada.gov.ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
Five Soviet soldiers were buried. One soldier died in the battle for the liberation of the village from the occupiers on September 2, 1943, the rest died of wounds in the hospital stationed here on September 6 1943. The names of all the dead are known. In 1957, the remains of the dead from different places were transferred to a mass grave in the center of the village. In the same year, a reinforced concrete sculpture of a warrior with a memorial inscription on a brick pedestal was installed on the grave.