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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 :
center of the village of Pogozha Krynytsia, Romensky district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1956
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 - 2.7 m, pedestal - 1.8 m, stele - 2.05 x 4.93 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 :
memorial inscription
Institution’s website :
https://romny-vk.gov.ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
22 soldiers who died in the defensive battles for the village on September 18 - 19, 1941, and soldiers who died in the battles for the liberation of the village from the Nazi invaders on September 13, 1943 and died of wounds between September 1 and October 21, 1943 in the deployed here hospitals. The names of all the dead are known. In 1956, a reinforced concrete sculpture of a warrior was installed on the grave. There is an inscription on the plastered brick plinth. A cast-iron tombstone with the names of the liberating soldiers is placed on the grave. In 1978, on both sides of the grave, brick-cemented steles were installed, on which 12 marble memorial plaques with the names of 183 compatriot soldiers who died on the fronts of the Second World War were fixed.