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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 :
Myru Str., center of the village of Svirzh, Shostkinsky district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1956
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 - 3.8 m, pedestal - 2.17 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 :
97 soldiers were buried. Died in the first half of September 1943 during the liberation of the village from the Nazi invaders and died of wounds. The names of all the buried are known. The village was liberated on September 6, 1943. In 1954, the remains of the dead from different places were transferred to a mass grave, on which a concrete sculpture of a warrior was installed in the same year. On the pedestal are two plaques with a memorial inscription and the names of fallen soldiers.