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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 Berestivka, Romensky district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1978
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 - 4.2 m, pedestal - 1.18 m, bases - 1.2 x 0.7 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 :
42 Soviet soldiers who died on September 23, 1941 during the defensive battles for the village and in the battles for its liberation on September 12, 1943 and died of wounds are buried here. The names of all the dead are known. In 1955, the remains of the dead from different places were transferred to a mass grave, on which a reinforced concrete sculpture of a warrior was installed in the same year. A memorial was built in 1979. A plaque with a memorial inscription and the names of the fallen soldiers is installed on the grave. A reinforced concrete sculptural composition was built in the center of the square: the figure of a warrior and a woman with a child in her arms on a brick pedestal. Behind the sculptural group, 26 concrete bases have been installed, on which are fixed memorial boards with the names of 329 compatriot soldiers who died on the fronts of the Great Patriotic War.