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The mass grave of Soviet soldiers and a monument to compatriot soldiers
Full name of the monument :
The mass grave of Soviet soldiers and a monument to compatriot soldiers
Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
P. Sagaidachnogo Str., in the center of the village of Knyazhychi, Shostkinsky 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 :
warrior sculpture - 2.5 m, pedestal - 2.36 m, stele - 3.0 x 2.1 m, plinth - 3.0 x 1.6 m
Material :
mixed materials
Type of art composition :
one-figure composition
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 :
Shostka City Council
Institution’s website :
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
34 soldiers of the 6th Guards Rifle Division, who died during the liberation of the village from the Nazi invaders on September 30, 1943, are buried. One soldier's last name is known: C. Melkov.
In 1951, the remains of the dead from different places were transferred to a mass grave, on which in 1957 a reinforced concrete sculpture of a warrior on a brick pedestal was installed.
In 1965, a brick-cemented stele in the shape of an unfurled flag was installed on the plinth, on which 4 stainless steel memorial plaques with the names of 244 fallen soldiers and an inscription were fixed.
