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A group of (2) mass graves of Soviet soldiers
Full name of the monument :

A group of (2) mass graves of Soviet soldiers

Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
St. Sadova, the center of Oleksiivka village, Romenskyi district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1955
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 - 2.6 m, pedestal - 2.4 m
Material :
mixed materials
Type of art composition :
one-figure composition
Artistic approach :
figurative art
Main text, additional text (if available) :
Yes
memorial inscrition
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 :
12 Soviet soldiers are buried in two mass graves. Soldiers who died on September 17-18, 1941 in defensive battles for the village are buried in the first mass grave. The soldiers who died during the liberation of the village from the Nazi invaders on September 13, 1943 and died of wounds between September 4 and 9, 1943 are buried in the second grave. The names of all the dead are known. In 1955, a reinforced concrete sculpture of a warrior holding a shield with an inscription was installed near the mass graves. On the front side of the brick pedestal there is a board with the names of 9 fallen soldiers.