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

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

Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
In the center of the village of Lapshyne, Konotop district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1979
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Soviet period (1922-1991)
Sculptor V. Shatukh, architect V. Tyshchenko
Person/event, object the monument is dedicated to :
real person(s)
Gender :
mixed group
Social status :
persons of war
Components of the monument :
Sculpture - 2.4 m, pedestal - 0.9 m, stele - 13.0 x 1.7 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 :
Krolevetska City Council
Institution’s website :
https://krolevecka-gromada.gov.ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
37 residents of the village died on the fronts of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-45 and in partisan units. In 1979, a reinforced concrete, copper-clad sculptural group of a soldier and a child on a brick pedestal was installed in honor of the fallen soldiers. To the left of the monument is a concrete slab lined with granite slabs. In front of the stele there is a rosette of eternal fire. On the left side of the stele there are embossed dates "1941 -1945". On the right is a board with a bas-relief image of the Order of the Great Patriotic War and an inscription, on 5 boards there are the names of fallen soldiers-compatriots, on a separate one there is a dedication to an unknown soldier who is buried in the northern part of the village.