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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., village Glazove, Shostkinsky district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1958
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 - 2.4 m, pedestal - 1.2 m, base - 0.9 x 22 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 :
87 Soviet soldiers who died in September 1941 during defensive battles for the village and who died during the liberation of the village from the Nazi invaders in September 1943 were buried. The village was liberated on September 8, 1943. In 1958, the remains of the dead from different places were transferred to a mass grave, where in the same year, a concrete sculpture of a warrior on a brick pedestal was installed. In 1982, reconstruction was carried out: a granite slab with a memorial inscription was placed on the grave. 12 granite slabs with the names of 182 compatriot soldiers who died during the Second World War are placed behind the grave on a semicircular concrete base. war and inscription.