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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 :
Soborna Str., village Korovyntsi, Romensky district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1970
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 - 2.77 m, pedestal - 1.6 m, obelisks - 1.85 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 :
no data available
Institution responsible for maintenance :
Romny city council
Institution’s website :
https://romny-vk.gov.ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
In 2 single graves, a resident of the village N. Sholudko, killed during the class struggle in 1919, and the head of the collective farm P. Sheremet, who died in 1940, are buried. In 10 mass graves, 170 Soviet soldiers who died during defensive operations are buried who fought for the village on September 22, 1941 and who died in the battles for the liberation of the village from the Nazi invaders on September 11-13, 1943. The village was liberated on September 13, 1943. The names of 32 victims are known. In 1952, the remains of fallen Soviet soldiers from different places were transferred to mass graves. IN in the same year, a reinforced concrete sculpture of a warrior with a memorial inscription was installed on a brick plinth. Metal obelisks with memorial inscriptions and names of the dead.