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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 Kurmany village, Romensky district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1949
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 - 1.64 m, stele - 2.2 x 2.0 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 :
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
47 soldiers who died during the liberation of the village from the Nazi invaders on September 9-13, 1943 were buried. The village was liberated on September 13, 1943. The names of 4 soldiers are known. In 1949, the remains of the dead from different places were transferred to a mass grave, on which a plaster sculpture of a warrior was installed in the same year. In 1953, it was replaced by a reinforced concrete sculpture of a warrior on a brick pedestal. In 1991, two concrete bases lined with gray granite slabs were built on both sides of the grave, on which marble slabs with the names of 167 compatriot soldiers who died during the Second World War were fixed at a slight angle. To the right and to the left of the monument there are 2 steles on a pedestal with a memorial inscription, an image of the Order of Glory and the dates "1941 - 1945". The ceilings and the pedestal are lined with gray granite tiles.
