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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 Hirky, 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 - 2.3 m, pedestal - 2.5 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 :
Buried partisans of S. Kovpak's partisan unit. Soldiers who died during the liberation of the village from the Nazi invaders on September 2, 1943 are buried in the same grave. The surnames of 2 soldiers are known. In 1957, the remains of the dead from different places were transferred to a mass grave, on which in the same year a reinforced concrete sculpture of a warrior on a brick pedestal was installed.