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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 :
the center of the village of Beeve, Romensky district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1965
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Soviet period (1922-1991)
The author of the monument is K. Didenko
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 - 2.2 m, stele - 1.97 x 6.0 m
Material :
mixed materials
Type of art composition :
one-figure composition
Artistic approach :
figurative art
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 :
38 soldiers who died during the Second World War in September 1941 during the defensive battles for the village and in the battles for its liberation on September 8, 1943 are buried. The names of 12 of the dead are known. In 1946, the remains of the dead from different places were transferred to the village cemetery in a mass grave, and in 1951 they were transferred to the center of the village. In the same year, a wooden obelisk was installed on the grave, replaced in 1965 by a reinforced concrete sculpture of a warrior. There is an inscription and the names of the dead on the tombstone. In 1978, a brick stele was attached to the brick pedestal with the names of 203 compatriot soldiers who died during the Second World War.