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The grave of V.D. Karikova - a Soviet soldier and a monument to country soldiers
Full name of the monument :

The grave of V.D. Karikova - a Soviet soldier and a monument to country soldiers

Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
center of the village of Ovlashi, Romensky district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1977
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 - 2.75 m, pedestal - 1.75 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 :
Romny city council
Institution’s website :
https://romny-vk.gov.ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
79 residents of the village died on the fronts of the Second World War and in partisan units. In 1977, a reinforced concrete sculpture of a soldier on a brick pedestal was installed in honor of the fallen soldiers-compatriots. Adjacent to the pedestal are concrete ceilings: on the left there is a stele with a marble board with an inscription, on the right there are two stele with memorial boards, the first one is engraved with the names of 52 fallen soldiers-compatriots, the second one has 27 names of fallen soldiers-compatriots, under them is a bas-relief image of the Eternal Flame.