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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 :
center of Lyudzha village, Okhtyrskyi district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1957
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 - 3.65 m, pylon - 10.5 m, pedestal - 2.5 m, stele - 2.85 x 28.3 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 :
Okhtyrska city council
Institution’s website :
https://okhtyrkamr.gov.ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
7 soldiers who died on August 9, 1943 during the liberation of the village from the Nazi invaders and died of wounds in the hospitals stationed here are buried. The names of all the dead are known. In 1957, a sculpture of a warrior was installed on the grave. In 1983, reconstruction was carried out: a concrete sculpture of a warrior, a pylon and granite slabs with a memorial inscription and the names of fallen soldiers were installed on the grave. A semicircular concrete stele with the names of 220 compatriot soldiers who died during the Second World War was installed on the back side of the pedestal.