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Mass grave of Soviet soldiers
Full name of the monument :

Mass grave of Soviet soldiers

Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
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 - 2.96 m, pedestal - 3.05 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 :
The 481st soldier who died in the battles for the liberation of the village from the Nazi invaders on September 4-6, 1943 and died of wounds on September 1-10, 1943 is buried. The names of 111 dead are known. The village was liberated on September 6, 1943. In 1945, the remains of the dead from different places were transferred to a mass grave, on which in 1962 a reinforced concrete sculpture of a warrior with a memorial inscription on brick pedestal. There are two black marble slabs with inscriptions on the grave.