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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 :
Sumska Str., village Makove, Shostkinsky district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1963
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Soviet period (1922-1991)
Authors of the sculptural group: Sk. Gordin, V. Tkachenko; architect A. Klein, B. Klein. The author of the bas-relief on the ceiling is A. Kosov
Person/event, object the monument is dedicated to :
real person(s)
Gender :
mixed group
Social status :
persons of war
Components of the monument :
sculptural group - 3.5 m, pedestal - 2.58 m, stele - 2.2 x 5.0 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 :
47 soldiers who died on September 1-3, 1943 during the liberation of the village from the Nazi invaders are buried. The names of 17 soldiers are known. The village was liberated on September 1, 1943. In 1963, a concrete sculptural group of a soldier and a female partisan was installed on the grave. At the bottom of the brick plinth is a concrete plaque with a dedication. On the tombstone are the names of 15 fallen soldiers. In 1971, the monument was reconstructed. To the left of the sculptural group is a concrete stele with a bas-relief of the head of a grieving mother. On the ceiling are fixed 4 concrete boards with the names of 114 compatriots who died during the Second World War.