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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 :
Kalinova Str., in the center of the village of Stepne, Shostkinsky district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1985
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 :
obelisk - 3.0 m, sculpture - 2.5 m, stele - 1.78 x 4.54 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 :
In November 1953, the remains of fallen soldiers from various places were transferred to a mass grave, on which a reinforced concrete sculpture of a soldier was installed in 1961. In 1985, the sculpture of the warrior was replaced by a reinforced concrete obelisk, on the front part of which there is a board with an inscription and the names of the dead. In the same year, to the left of the mass grave, a reinforced concrete sculpture of a warrior and two cemented stelae were installed, on which 22 metal boards with the names of 176 compatriots who died on the fronts of the Second World War and an inscription were fixed.