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The mass grave of Soviet soldiers and partisans and a monument to compatriot soldiers
Full name of the monument :

The mass grave of Soviet soldiers and partisans and a monument to compatriot soldiers

Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
Tereshchenska Str., near the House of Culture, Svesa village, Shostkinsky district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1962
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 - 2.5 m, ceilings - 3.5 x 3.9 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 :
https://shostka-rada.gov.ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
11 soldiers who died on September 2, 1943 during the liberation of the village from the Nazi invaders and 3 partisans of the partisan unit "For the Motherland!" The names of all the dead are known. In 1943, a brick obelisk was installed on the grave, replaced in 1962 by a reinforced concrete sculpture of a warrior. At the foot of the monument is a board with an inscription. In 1962, 2 concrete steles with the names of 162 compatriot soldiers who died on the fronts of the Second World War and inscriptions were installed on both sides of the sculpture.