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Fraternal grave of soldiers of the II winter campaign of the UNR army
Full name of the monument :
Fraternal grave of soldiers of the II winter campaign of the UNR army
Region :
Zhytomyr region
Address of the monument :
Bazar village
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1921 рік, 2000 рік
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Ukrainian sovereignty from 1991
Artist(s) :
Oleksandr Boris
Architect
Person/event, object the monument is dedicated to :
real person(s)
Gender :
mixed group
Social status :
persons of war
Material :
mixed materials
Type of art composition :
architectural object(s)
Artistic approach :
abstract art
Main text, additional text (if available) :
Yes
1921
To the participants of the second winter hike
The memorial was built on the initiative of Major Sviatomir Fostun with funds from the Ukrainian diaspora in Great Britain.
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 :
no data available
Institution responsible for maintenance :
Narodytska District Council
Institution’s website :
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
The mass grave and memorial complex of soldiers of the UNR army is a place of commemoration of 359 captured soldiers of the marching group of the UNR Army who refused to join the Red Army and were shot on November 21, 1921 near the village of Bazar, Zhytomyr region. In the fall of 1921, the last attempt of the UNR army to liberate Ukraine from the Bolsheviks took place. The II Winter Campaign is part of a series of events related to the national liberation struggle of the Ukrainian people in 1917-1921 - the Ukrainian Revolution. 359 prisoners were shot on the territory of Narodytsky district, 250 soldiers died in the battle. Since 1921, their graves were in a neglected state. On August 26, 2000, a memorial complex was opened at the burial place for the participants of the II Winter Campaign. On October 11, 2002, the remains of 46 soldiers of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, who died in battle on November 17, 1921, were solemnly reburied.
