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The mass grave of Soviet soldiers and a monument to compatriot soldiers
Full name of the monument :
The mass grave of Soviet soldiers and a monument to compatriot soldiers
Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
In the center of the village of Kudanivka, Sumy district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1960
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 - 2.72 m, pedestal - 2.25 m, stele - 2.4 x 7.0 m
Material :
mixed materials
Type of art composition :
complex
Artistic approach :
synthesis
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 :
Lebedyn city council
Institution’s website :
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
14 soldiers from units of the 237th Rifle Division who died on August 19-20, 1943 in the battles for the liberation of the village from the German-Nazi invaders are buried here. Known surnames of the 2 dead: younger. Lieutenant M. Pavlov, Art. Sergeant V. Fadeev. In 1960, the remains of soldiers from different places were transferred to a mass grave, on which a reinforced concrete sculpture of a soldier was installed in the same year. There is an inscription on the front side of the brick plinth. In 1976, a concrete stele with the names of 76 compatriot soldiers who died on the fronts of World War II was installed on the right side of the sculpture.
