Card Monument on the fraternal grave Kolomyya with. Shell, 1987

This 1987 postcard shows the memorial at a mass grave in Rakivets (Rakushka) village near Kolomyja.

What is shown on the postcard

The image features a memorial ensemble with an obelisk or stele, commemorative plaques, and landscaping in a Prykarpattia foothill village setting.

Historical note

Second World War mass graves are found in Prykarpattia villages affected by fighting and occupation. Memorials of the 1970s–1980s recorded memory of fallen villagers and soldiers.

Present day

The Rakivets memorial remains a site of remembrance for the district. The postcard records the complex in 1987.

Location (map)

Address: Rakivets (Rakushka) village, Kolomyja district, Ukraine

Coordinates: 48.514800, 25.115500
(Google Maps)

Coordinate source: Open map data, Kolomyja.

Questions and answers

• What is shown? A mass-grave memorial.
• Where is it? In Rakivets (Rakushka) near Kolomyja.
• What year? 1987.

See also

• Kolomyja postcards
• 1987 postcards

The «Old Postcards» archive includes other views of Kolomyja from 1987.