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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 :
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1983
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Soviet period (1922-1991)
sculptor L. Sabaneeva, architect A. Kolos
Person/event, object the monument is dedicated to :
real person(s)
Gender :
mixed group
Social status :
persons of war
Components of the monument :
bases - 1.28 x 5.0 m, sculptural group - 3.2 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 :
72 soldiers who died during the liberation of the village from the Nazi invaders on September 9, 1943 are buried. The names of 54 dead are known. In 1946, the remains of the dead from different places were transferred to a mass grave, on which an obelisk was erected in 1952. In 1959, the obelisk was replaced by a sculptural group of a warrior and a girl. In 1970, on both sides of the sculptural group, two concrete foundations were installed with memorial plaques with the dedication and names of liberating soldiers and 345 names of compatriot soldiers who died on the fronts of the Great Patriotic War. Reconstruction was carried out in 1981: a sculptural group of a warrior and a grieving mother was installed on the mass grave.