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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 Polyane, Okhtyrsky district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1985
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 - 3.75 m, pedestal - 1.7 m, stele - 2.1 x 4.9 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 :
Three airmen who died during the defensive battles for the village in September 1941 and soldiers who died on February 20 and August 8, 1943 during the liberation of the village from the Nazi invaders and died of wounds are buried here. In 1965, the remains of soldiers from different places were transferred to a mass grave, on which an obelisk was erected in the same year. Reconstruction was carried out in 1985. A concrete sculpture of a warrior on a brick pedestal and a concrete stele with a memorial inscription are installed on the grave. To the right of the stele, there are 8 cast-iron plates with the names of 185 soldiers who died during the Second World War.