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A mass grave of Soviet soldiers and victims of Nazism and a monument to compatriot soldiers
Full name of the monument :

A mass grave of Soviet soldiers and victims of Nazism and a monument to compatriot soldiers

Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
центр села Біловод, Роменський район
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 :
скульптура - 2,7 м, постамент - 2,0 м
Material :
mixed materials
Type of art composition :
one-figure composition
Artistic approach :
figurative art
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 :
Romny city council
Institution’s website :
https://romny-vk.gov.ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
Civilians of the village, tortured by the Nazis during the temporary occupation of 1941 - 43, as well as 5 soldiers who died during the battles for the liberation of the villages of the Bilovodsk village council from the Nazi invaders in July - October 1943 are buried. The village was liberated on September 14, 1943. The names of 14 dead residents are known. villages and 5 liberating soldiers. In 1955, a reinforced concrete sculpture of a warrior covered in bronze was installed on the grave. On the brick pedestal there are 8 metal boards with a memorial inscription and the names of the victims of fascism buried in the grave, liberating soldiers and the names of 146 compatriot soldiers who died on the fronts of the Great Patriotic War.