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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 the village of Nova Sloboda, Konotopsky district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1958
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 - 2.6 m, pedestal - 4.1 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 :
9 Soviet soldiers were buried, among them - soldiers who died in late September - early October 1941 in defensive battles against Nazi invaders, when the village was in the war zone; soldiers who died during the battles in 1942 and during the battles for the liberation of the village from September 1943. The names of 5 dead are known. Also buried in the mass grave are 6 partisans from the partisan unit of S. Kovpak, who died in the battle with punitive battalions of the occupiers on July 6, 1942. The names of four partisans are known. In 1958, the remains of the dead from different places were transferred to a mass grave, on which a reinforced concrete sculpture of a warrior was installed in the same year. On the front side of the brick pedestal there is a board with an inscription.