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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 :
Soborna Str., village Andriyashivka, Romensky district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1957
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 - 2.0 m, pedestal - 1.6 m, stele - 2.6 x 2.5 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 :
12 soldiers who died during the liberation of the village from the Nazi invaders on September 15, 1943, and died of wounds between September 6 and December 3, 1943, are buried. The names of 7 dead are known. In 1957, a reinforced concrete sculpture of a warrior with a memorial inscription on a brick pedestal was installed on the grave. In 1967, a memorial plaque with the names of the fallen soldiers was placed on the grave. In 1989, the remains of 10 soldiers who were buried in the Lutsenkove farm were transferred to the grave. In 1986, a reinforced concrete stele with the names of 180 compatriot soldiers who died during the Second World War was installed to the left of the grave.