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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 :
Ivana Skoropadskyi Str., village Gamalivka, Shostkinsky district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1969
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Soviet period (1922-1991)
sculptor F. Bondar, architect A. Klein
Person/event, object the monument is dedicated to :
real person(s)
Gender :
mixed group
Social status :
persons of war
Components of the monument :
sculpture - 3.2 m, stele - 4.0 m, base - 0.44 x 0.76 x 1.42 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 :
25 soldiers who died during the liberation of the village from the Nazi invaders in early September 1943 and died of their wounds are buried. The village was liberated on September 2, 1943. In 1969, a concrete sculpture of a soldier on a brick pedestal was installed on the grave. A brick stele with the dates "1941 - 1945" is installed on the back side. At the base of the pedestal, three metal plates with the names of 90 compatriot soldiers who died during the Second World War and a metal plate with an annotated inscription are placed on the bases of small marble.
