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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 Vilshana, Romensky district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1957
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 - 2.7 m, pedestal - 3.49 m, stele - 1.17 x 8.52 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 :
102 soldiers who died in the battles for the liberation of the village from the Nazi invaders on September 5 - 9, 1943, and 4 soldiers who died of wounds are buried. The village was liberated on September 9, 1943. The names of all the dead are known. In 1953, a plastered brick obelisk was installed on the grave, replaced in 1957 by a reinforced concrete sculpture of a warrior with a memorial inscription on a brick pedestal. In 1985, concrete slabs with 12 concrete memorial slabs were installed on both sides of the mass grave, on which the names of 372 compatriot soldiers who died during the Second World War were engraved.