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Mass grave of victims of Nazism
Full name of the monument :
Mass grave of victims of Nazism
Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
in the forest, near the Vyt river, village Ostroushki, Shostkinsky district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1950
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 :
obelisks - 1.78 m, obelisks - 4.9 m, 2.21 m
Material :
mixed materials
Type of art composition :
architectural object(s)
Artistic approach :
abstract 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 :
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
Civilians from the villages of Bilousivka, Krenidivka, and Mefodiivka, who were destroyed by the Nazis during the temporary occupation of 1941-43, are buried in two mass graves. Among those buried in the second mass grave is a young partisan scout of the partisan unit named after Shchorsa, Yuliy Soroka (1928 - 43), tortured by German fascists. In the third mass grave, civilians of Jewish nationality, shot by the Nazis during the years of temporary occupation, are buried. Komsomol girls who died at the hands of the fascists in 1941 are buried in the fourth grave. In 1950, three wooden obelisks were installed on the mass graves of civilians of Jewish nationality and Komsomol girls. There is a dedication on the front side of the obelisk on the grave of Komsomol members.
In 1961, two concrete obelisks were erected on the mass grave of victims of fascism and a young partisan. One of them has a memorial inscription.