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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 :
on the corner of the street Kyivska and Svobody, village Voronezh, 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 :
sculpture - 3 m, pedestal - 4.0 m, ceiling - 1.92 x 1.64 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 :
Shostka City Council
Institution’s website :
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
136 Soviet soldiers who died in September 1941 during defensive battles for the village and during the liberation of the town of Voronezh from the Nazi invaders in early September 1943 were buried. The village was liberated on September 2, 1943. In 1957, a concrete sculpture of a soldier was installed on the grave. A white marble board with an inscription is fixed on a brick pedestal. In 1975, reconstruction was carried out: 5 concrete slabs were installed to the right of the sculpture. 36 (9 on each) white marble boards with the names of 572 compatriots who died during the Second World War are fixed on 4 stelae. On the 5th ceiling there is a bas-relief image of the head of a grieving mother, encased in copper. Two marble and two cast-iron slabs are placed in front of the steles on a concrete base. There is a memorial inscription on the first slab of red marble. On the second - made of white marble - there are the names of 5 fallen soldiers. Memorial inscriptions on 2 cast-iron boards.
