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Mass grave of Soviet soldiers
Full name of the monument :

Mass grave of Soviet soldiers

Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
on the territory of the nursery, 2.0 km away. from Svesa railway station, Shostkinsky district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1975
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
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 :
Shostka City Council
Institution’s website :
https://shostka-rada.gov.ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
Four soldiers from the military units of the 13th Army, who died on the approaches to the village on September 14, 1941, were buried. The surnames of all the dead are known: Tsvetkov, Serebryannikov, Vasiliev, Avetisyan. In 1975, the grave was lined with a curb stone. A metal board with an inscription is attached to the trunk of a tree growing next to the grave.