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Mass grave of Soviet soldiers and monument to compatriot soldiers
Full name of the monument :

Mass grave of Soviet soldiers and monument to compatriot soldiers

Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
the center of the village of Podilky, Romensky district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1962
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 - 2.55 m, pedestal - 2.2 m, stele 1 - 2.0 x 0.85 m, stele 2 - 3.15 x 4.08 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 :
40 soldiers who died on September 9, 1943 during the liberation of the village from the Nazi invaders are buried. The names of the 33 dead are known. In 1951, the remains of the dead from different places were transferred to a mass grave, on which an obelisk was erected in 1953. In 1962, the obelisk was replaced by a reinforced concrete sculpture of a warrior with a memorial inscription on a brick pedestal. On both sides of the sculpture there are stelae with the names of fallen soldiers. On the back side of the sculpture, there are two steles in the shape of a lowered flag with the names of 413 compatriot soldiers who died during the Great Patriotic War.