Novodevichy Cemetery

Novodevichy Cemetery is located in Moscow, Russia and because of its famous residents, it is the city’s third most popular tourist site. The cemetery was built next to the 16th century Novodevichy Convent[?], immediately upon completion of the convent. The cemetery was first used primarily as a burial place for Moscow's feudal rulers and church officials; later, for Russia's intellectuals and merchants, while in the 20th century, as burial place for many of the Soviet Union's most well-known citizens.

Today, the cemetery holds the tombs of Russian authors, playwrights, and poets, as well as famous actors, political leaders, and scientists. More than 27,000 are buried at Novodevichy.

In its park-like ambience, dotted with small chapels and large sculpted monuments, some of the famous Russians buried in the Novodevichy Cemetery include:

Nadezhda Alliluyeva-Stalin, (1902-1932), "First Lady" of the Soviet Union
Pavel Belyayev, (1925-1970), cosmonaut
Georgi Beregovoi, (1921-1995), cosmonaut
Sergei Bondarchuk, (1920-1994), actor/director
Boris Bruinov, (1922-1997), actor
Valery Bryusov[?], (1873-1924), writer
Mikhail Bulgakov, (1881-1940), playwright and author
Nikolai Bulganin[?], (1895 - 1975), statesman
Anton Chekhov, (1860-1904), writer
Fyodor Chaliapin[?], (1873-1938), opera singer
Nikolai Gogol, (1809-1852), writer
Raisa Gorbachev, (1932-1999), "First Lady" of the Soviet Union
Nikita Khrushchev, (1894-1971), statesman
Aleksandr Lebed[?], (1950-2002), soldier and politician
Isaak Levitan[?], (1860-1900), painter
Vladimir Mayakovsky, (1893-1930), poet
Nikolai Ogaryov[?], (1813-1877), writer/poet
Sergei Prokofiev, (1891-1953), composer
Valentin Serov[?], (1865-1911), writer and artist
Dmitri Shostakovich, (1906-1975), composer
Konstantin Stanislavsky[?]
Andrei Tupolev (1888-1972), aircraft designer

See also: List of other famous cemeteries

External Links

Photographs (http://northstargallery.com/pages/NovaGal1.htm)

		Novodevichy Cemetery
		Novodevichy Cemetery is located in Moscow, Russia and because of its famous residents, it is the city’s third most popular tourist site. The cemetery was built next to the 16th century Novodevichy Convent[?], immediately upon completion of the convent. The cemetery was first used primarily as a burial place for Moscow's feudal rulers and church officials; later, for Russia's intellectuals and merchants, while in the 20th century, as burial place for many of the Soviet Union's most well-known citizens. Today, the cemetery holds the tombs of Russian authors, playwrights, and poets, as well as famous actors, political leaders, and scientists. More than 27,000 are buried at Novodevichy. In its park-like ambience, dotted with small chapels and large sculpted monuments, some of the famous Russians buried in the Novodevichy Cemetery include: Nadezhda Alliluyeva-Stalin, (1902-1932), "First Lady" of the Soviet Union Pavel Belyayev, (1925-1970), cosmonaut Georgi Beregovoi, (1921-1995), cosmonaut Sergei Bondarchuk, (1920-1994), actor/director Boris Bruinov, (1922-1997), actor Valery Bryusov[?], (1873-1924), writer Mikhail Bulgakov, (1881-1940), playwright and author Nikolai Bulganin[?], (1895 - 1975), statesman Anton Chekhov, (1860-1904), writer Fyodor Chaliapin[?], (1873-1938), opera singer Nikolai Gogol, (1809-1852), writer Raisa Gorbachev, (1932-1999), "First Lady" of the Soviet Union Nikita Khrushchev, (1894-1971), statesman Aleksandr Lebed[?], (1950-2002), soldier and politician Isaak Levitan[?], (1860-1900), painter Vladimir Mayakovsky, (1893-1930), poet Nikolai Ogaryov[?], (1813-1877), writer/poet Sergei Prokofiev, (1891-1953), composer Valentin Serov[?], (1865-1911), writer and artist Dmitri Shostakovich, (1906-1975), composer Konstantin Stanislavsky[?] Andrei Tupolev (1888-1972), aircraft designer See also: List of other famous cemeteries External Links Photographs (http://northstargallery.com/pages/NovaGal1.htm)
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