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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 :
V. Kutsa Str., 117, p. Oleksyn, Okhtyr district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1986
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 :
stele - 2.09 x 6.4 m, pylon - 4.5 m
Material :
mixed materials
Type of art composition :
architectural object(s)
Artistic approach :
abstract 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 :
Okhtyrska city council
Institution’s website :
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
78 soldiers who died on February 20 and August 10, 1943 during the liberation of the village from the Nazi invaders and died of wounds are buried here. The names of 38 victims are known. In 1958, a brick obelisk was installed on the grave, replaced in 1986 by a concrete stele and pylon. On the ceiling there is a cast-iron board with a memorial inscription and the names of fallen soldiers and three cast-iron boards with the names of 73 compatriot soldiers who died during the Second World War.
