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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 :
the center of Kulishivka village, Romensky district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1954
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 - 2.74 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 :
7 soldiers from units who died during the defensive battles in September 1941 and soldiers who died in the battles for the liberation of the village from the Nazi invaders on September 8, 1943 were buried. The village was liberated on September 9, 1943. The names of 4 soldiers are known. In 1954, the remains of the dead from different places were transferred to a mass grave, on which a reinforced concrete sculpture of a warrior was installed in the same year. There is a granite slab on the grave with a memorial inscription and the names of the dead.