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Memorial to victims of Holocost
Full name of the monument :

Memorial to victims of Holocost

Short or non-official name :
project Protect Memory
Region :
Volyn region
Address of the monument :
Ratniv region, village Prokhid
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1942, 2015
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Period of Russian aggression from 2014
Artist(s) :
Taras Savka
sculptor
Person/event, object the monument is dedicated to :
real person(s)
Gender :
mixed group
Nationality :
Jewish
Social status :
persons of war
Components of the monument :
Cube. The gray-blue prisms, the surfaces of which have an area from 220 square meters to more than 1000 square meters, protect the peace of the people murdered here. The edges of these prisms at the highest point rise to a meter in height, gradually decreasing along with the slope of the forest floor.
Material :
mixed materials
Type of art composition :
complex
Artistic approach :
figurative art
Main text, additional text (if available) :
Yes
In 1941-1944, Jewish life in Ratny and surrounding towns was destroyed by the German occupiers and local services subordinate to them. About 1,300 Jews were killed at this place.
Language(s) of the text :
Ukrainian
English
Other(s)
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 :
Ratniv region, Prokhid village council
Institution’s website :
https://www.rada.info/rada/04334695/#google_vignette
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
In 2015, a memorial complex was built on the site of the mass burial. The inscription notes that in 1941-1944, Jewish life in Ratny and surrounding towns was destroyed by the German occupiers and local services subordinate to them. About 1,300 Jews were killed at this place.