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The memorial complex: Tomb of a soldier . A memorial sign to the fallen soldiers from the village
Full name of the monument :
The memorial complex: Tomb of a soldier . A memorial sign to the fallen soldiers from the village
Region :
Poltava region
Address of the monument :
Lubny district, Vovchyk village, center
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1963
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Soviet period (1922-1991)
sculptor J. J. Rick, architect N. G. Klein
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 :
one-figure composition
Artistic approach :
figurative art
Main text, additional text (if available) :
Yes
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 :
Lubny City Council
Institution’s website :
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
The memorial complex was built to perpetuate the memory of the fallen soldiers, fellow villagers and liberators of Vovchyk. The losses of the villagers during the Second World War were significant. A total of 563 residents from the Vovchyk district (the villages of Vovchyk, Visechky, and Vovcha Dolyna) went to the front, 327 of whom were killed. In the first months of the occupation, the Nazis shot the head of the collective farm, Yurii Shostak, and 67 villagers. Vovchyk was liberated on September 17, 1943, and during the retreat the Nazis burned some buildings (a school, etc.).
