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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 :
Pershotravneva Str., village Ostroushki, Shostkinsky district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1959
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 - 4.78 m
Material :
concrete
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 :
50 soldiers were buried. Died at the beginning of September 1943 during the liberation of the village from the Nazi invaders. The names of 14 soldiers are known. In 1959, 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 with a memorial inscription and the names of 14 fallen soldiers was installed on a pedestal.