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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 vicinity of the village of Gudivshchyna, Shostkinsky district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1968
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 :
obelisk - 1.5 m
Material :
metal
Type of art composition :
architectural object(s)
Artistic approach :
abstract art
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 :
18 soldiers who died at the beginning of September 1941 during the defense of the village from the Nazi invaders are buried. Surnames of the buried are unknown. The village was occupied on September 12, 1941. In 1958, the remains of soldiers from the battlefield were moved to a mass grave, on which a metal obelisk with a star was installed in the same year.