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Memorial sign in honor of compatriots who died during the Second World War
Full name of the monument :

Memorial sign in honor of compatriots who died during the Second World War

Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
The center of the village, near the school, Khustyanka village, Konotop district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1970
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Soviet period (1922-1991)
Artist(s) :
B.Dovgan
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 dimensions of the stele are 12.0 x 4.7 m, the height of the sculpture is 2.44 m, and the pedestal is 1.7 m.
Material :
mixed materials
Type of art composition :
complex
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 :
Buryn city council
Institution’s website :
https://buryn-miskrada.gov.ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
Monument of monumental art. Order of the MKMS dated 02/10/2020 No. 630. Security number 3189-Sm. During the Second World War, 987 residents of the village fought on the fronts. Hustyanka, 285 of them were awarded orders and medals of the USSR, 228 died. In 1970, a high concrete stele and a reinforced concrete sculpture on a brick pedestal were erected in honor of the fallen soldiers-compatriots. Six memorial boards with the names of 268 fallen compatriot soldiers and inscriptions are attached to the rectangular ceiling. Photo author: Olga Loboda 0806 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=72560841