Khovanskoye Cemetery

Khovanskoye Cemetery is a cemetery in Leninsky Urban District, Russia. It was established in 1972, covering 197 hectares. Wikidata records 99 notable interments here, including Elisabeth Bykova, Sergei Novikov, Boris Morukov.

At a glance

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Opening hours

• Monday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
• Tuesday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
• Wednesday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
• Thursday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
• Friday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
• Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
• Sunday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Source: Google Places. Last checked 2026-07-23. Hours can change, confirm with the cemetery before visiting.

Notable interments

99 notable figures are documented here in Wikidata, each with a Wikipedia article and recorded burial place. The 25 most widely covered are listed below. Browse all 99, or take the JSON record.

Of Khovanskoye Cemetery's 99 documented notable interments, recorded occupations include university teacher (12%), actor (11%), mathematician (10%), association football player (9%), film actor (7%).

• Elisabeth Bykova (1913–1989), non-fiction writer, chess player
• Sergei Novikov (1938–2024), university teacher, mathematician
• Boris Morukov (1950–2015), physician, astronaut
• Zhanna Prokhorenko (1940–2011), film actor, actor
• Alexandra Zabelina (1937–2022), fencer
• Boris Delaunay (1890–1980), mountaineer, university teacher, mathematician
• Aslan Usoyan (1937–2013), criminal authority, crime boss, thief in law
• Elizaveta Mukasei (1912–2009), spy
• Vladimir Astapovsky (1946–2012), association football player, association football coach
• África de las Heras Gavilán (1909–1988), spy
• Valeri Broshin (1962–2009), association football player, association football coach
• Kira Ivanova (1963–2001), figure skater
• Yuri Pshenichnikov (1940–2019), association football coach, association football player
• Alla Masevich (1918–2008), astronomer
• Vladimir Kazantsev (1923–2007), steeplechase runner, athletics competitor, coach
• Aleksey Lebed (1955–2019), statesperson, politician, military personnel
• Lev Naumov (1925–2005), music educator, musician, university teacher
• Igor Stelnov (1963–2009), ice hockey player, ice hockey coach
• Maria Vinogradova (1922–1995), actor
• Yevgeniya Sidorova (1930–2003), alpine skier
• Andrei Babitsky (1964–2022), journalist, war correspondent
• Karen Ter-Martirosian (1922–2005), theoretical physicist, university teacher, physicist
• Edkhyam Tenishev (1921–2004), mongolist, philologist, linguist
• Ivan Safronov (1956–2007), journalist, military personnel
• Iskra Babich (1938–2001), film director, screenwriter

Common questions

Where is Khovanskoye Cemetery?

Khovanskoye Cemetery is in Leninsky Urban District, Russia, at coordinates 55.6115, 37.4476.

When was Khovanskoye Cemetery established?

Khovanskoye Cemetery was established in 1972, according to Wikidata.

Who is buried at Khovanskoye Cemetery?

Wikidata documents 99 notable interments at Khovanskoye Cemetery, including Elisabeth Bykova, Sergei Novikov, Boris Morukov, Zhanna Prokhorenko, Alexandra Zabelina.

Records and sources

• Wikidata: Q4498622 (CC0, the source for the facts on this page)
• Wikipedia article
• Burial records on Find a Grave (external, not affiliated)

Related terms

Notable intermentInterment

Resting Places. "Khovanskoye Cemetery, Leninsky Urban District, Russia." restingplaces.site. Wikidata source record: Q4498622. https://restingplaces.site/cemeteries/khovanskoye-cemetery/

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