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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 :
center of Andriivka village, Romensky district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1959
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 - 1.42 m, stele - 2.5 x 3.15 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 :
Civilian T. Vasylina, her three children, tortured by the Nazis during the temporary occupation of the village in 1941 - 43, and 5 soldiers who died in August - September 1943 during the liberation of the village from the Nazi invaders are buried here. The names of all the fallen soldiers are known. The village was liberated on September 11, 1943. In 1950, a reinforced concrete sculpture of a warrior was installed on the grave, and there is a memorial inscription on the front side of the brick pedestal. In 1968, a reinforced concrete stele with the names of 184 compatriot soldiers who died on the fronts of the Second World War was installed to the right of the grave.