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Mass grave of victims of Nazism, 1941 - 43
Full name of the monument :

Mass grave of victims of Nazism, 1941 - 43

Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
Uspensko-Troitska Str., 84, Konotop city, Konotop district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1957
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Soviet period (1922-1991)
Person/event, object the monument is dedicated to :
real person(s)
Gender :
mixed group
Social status :
persons of war
Components of the monument :
obelisk - 1.7 m, pedestal - 2.43 m
Material :
mixed materials
Type of art composition :
architectural object(s)
Artistic approach :
abstract 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 :
Konotop city council
Institution’s website :
https://konotop-rada.gov.ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
About 3,000 civilians shot by the Nazis during the years of temporary occupation from September 9, 1941 to September 6, 1943 were buried. Among the buried are Komsomol members M. Zubko, A. Zubko, O. Kyrdan, A. Klymenko, O. Tarasenko and pioneer M. Hlushchenko, who maintained contact with the Konotop partisan unit "Death to Fascism!". In 1957, a concrete obelisk in the form of a trapezoid was installed on the grave. A metal memorial plaque with an inscription is fixed on a rectangular pedestal.