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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 Popivshchyna village, Romensky district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1968
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 - 1.5 m, stele - 4.0 x 3.0 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 :
Romenska miska rada
Institution’s website :
https://romny-vk.gov.ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
3 soldiers who died during the battles for the liberation of the village from the Nazi invaders in August - September 1943 were buried. The village was liberated on September 11, 1943. In 1968, a reinforced concrete sculpture of a soldier on a brick pedestal was installed on the grave. In 1980, the sculpture was wrapped in bronze. In 1982, a reinforced concrete memorial stele was installed to the left of the grave, on which 5 granite memorial plates with the names of 93 compatriot soldiers who died on the fronts of the Second World War were fixed.