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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 :
Sadova Str., Kaliivka 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, pedestal - 1.69 m
Material :
mixed materials
Type of art composition :
one-figure composition
Artistic approach :
figurative art
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 :
45 soldiers who died at the beginning of September 1941 during the defense of the village from the Nazi invaders and who died during the liberation of the village from the Nazis in early September 1943. The date of the liberation of the village has not been established. The names of 19 soldiers are known. In 1962, the remains of those buried from different places were transferred to a mass grave, on which a concrete sculpture of a warrior was installed in the same year. A metal board with the names of 13 fallen soldiers and a memorial inscription is attached to the pedestal. On the tombstone metal plate there is a memorial inscription and the names of 84 compatriots who died in the years of the Second World War.