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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 :
the center of the village of Martynivka, Okhtyrsky district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1955
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 - 1.25 m, stele - 2.35 x 10.9 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 :
102 soldiers who died on March 1 and August 21 were buried 1943 during the liberation of the village from the Nazi invaders and died of wounds. The names of 80 dead people are known. In 1955, the remains of soldiers from different places were transferred to a mass grave, on which in the same year a concrete sculpture of a woman with flowers on a brick pedestal was installed. Nearby there are 5 concrete slabs with the names of the 51st soldiers. There is a concrete slab with a memorial inscription near the sculpture. In 1967, a concrete stele with the names of 221 compatriot soldiers who died during the Second World War was installed to the left of the sculpture.