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Memorial complex in honor of dead civilians and Soviet prisoners of war at the location of the fascist concentration camp
Full name of the monument :

Memorial complex in honor of dead civilians and Soviet prisoners of war at the location of the fascist concentration camp

Region :
Kyiv region
Address of the monument :
Kyiv, Darnytskyi district, st. Akademika Gorbunova, Darnytskyi Forest
Status :
National significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1968 р.
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Soviet period (1922-1991)
Artist(s) :
O.I. Malynovskyi, Yu.V. Moskaltsov, V.I. Znoba
Architect, architect, sculptor
Person/event, object the monument is dedicated to :
real person(s)
Gender :
mixed group
Social status :
persons of war
Components of the monument :
The total height of the memorial is 5.5 m, the tombstone slab is 2.87 × 1.55 m, the memorial plate is 8.10 × 4.07 m.
Material :
mixed materials
Type of art composition :
multi-figure composition
Artistic approach :
figurative art
Main text, additional text (if available) :
Yes
Tombstone slab: “The last trope of the tortured. Exhausted, hungry, bloodied, they went to the shooting, carrying hatred for the enemy and faith in our victory in their hearts”. Memorial plate: “In 1941-1943, 68,000 Soviet soldiers were tortured here in the fascist death camp. They gave their lives for you, for the freedom of the Soviet homeland. Remember at what price peace was won”.
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 :
Kyiv City Council
Institution’s website :
https://kmr.gov.ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
The monument is a sculptural composition made of granite. The author depicted a group of warriors who, firmly holding hands, merged into a monolith. At the beginning of the path leading to the memorial, there is an iron post with broken barbed wire that surrounded the concentration camp.