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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 Mashchanka village, Okhtyr district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1956
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 - 2.8 m, pedestal - 3.52 m, stele - 4.32 x 2.72 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 :
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
11 soldiers who died on February 22 and August 9, 1943 during the liberation of the village from the Nazi invaders are buried here. In 1956, a concrete sculpture of a warrior was installed on the grave. On the front side of the brick plinth is a white marble plaque with a memorial inscription. In 1973, a brick-cemented stele with the names of 92 compatriot soldiers who died during the Second World War was installed to the left of the sculpture.
