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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 :
Novgorod-Siverska Str., village Ivot, Shostkinsky 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 - 3.0 m, pedestal - 2.23 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 :
Ukrainian national resistance during the Lithuanian-Polish era
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 :
338 soldiers were buried. Died during the liberation of the village from the Nazi occupiers in early September 1943 and died of wounds in September 1943. The village was liberated on September 6, 1943. The names of 184 soldiers are known. In 1958, the remains of those buried from different places were transferred to a mass grave, on which in the same year a concrete sculpture of a warrior on a brick pedestal with an inscription was installed.