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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 :
Tsentralna Str., a square in the center of Antonivka village, Shostkinsky district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1955
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, pedestal - 2.54 m, stele - 3.5 x 3.3 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 during the liberation of the village from Nazi invaders on September 6, 1943 and died of wounds in the period from September 7 to 14, 1943. In 1947, the remains of the dead from different places were transferred to a mass grave, on which a reinforced concrete sculpture of a warrior was installed in 1955. There is an inscription on the front part of the brick pedestal. In 1955, on both sides of the sculpture, 2 cemented brick steles were installed, on which 6 metal boards with inscriptions and the names of 248 compatriot soldiers who died during the Great Patriotic War were fixed.