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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 Besedivka, Romensky district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1959
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Soviet period (1922-1991)
architect M. Sheludchenko
Person/event, object the monument is dedicated to :
real person(s)
Gender :
male
Social status :
intellectuals
Components of the monument :
sculpture - 2.34 m, obelisk - 8.0 m, stele - 4.0 x 1.5 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 :
7 soldiers who died fighting for the liberation of the village from Nazi invaders on September 9 and died of wounds on September 11, 1943 are buried. The names of 3 soldiers are known. In 1959, the remains of those buried from different places were transferred to a mass grave, on which a warrior sculpture was installed in the same year, replaced in 1977 by a new reinforced concrete warrior sculpture. In 1990, reconstruction was carried out: a plastered brick slab with a memorial inscription and the names of the fallen soldiers was installed near the grave. A reinforced concrete sculpture of a warrior is installed on the earthen hill. Behind the sculpture is a reinforced concrete obelisk. At the foot of the hill there are 2 concrete stelae engraved on them with the names of compatriots who died during the Second World War.
