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Mass grave of Soviet soldiers and a monument to compatriot soldiers
Full name of the monument :

Mass grave of Soviet soldiers and a monument to compatriot soldiers

Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1967
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 - 2.5 m, pedestal - 2.0 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 :
Shostka City Council
Institution’s website :
https://shostka-rada.gov.ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
Soldiers who died at the beginning of September 1943 during the liberation of the village from the Nazi invaders and died of wounds are buried. The names of 17 dead people are known. The village was liberated on September 7, 1943. In 1959, the remains of those buried from different places were transferred to a mass grave, on which a reinforced concrete sculpture of a warrior was installed in the same year. 2 metal boards with an inscription and the names of the 17 victims are attached to the pedestal.