Moscow Armenian Cemetery

Moscow Armenian Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Presnensky District, Russia. It was established in 1805. It holds tentative cultural heritage site in Russia status. Wikidata records 38 notable interments here, including Tigran Petrosian, Andrei Platonov, Zara Dolukhanova.

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Notable interments

38 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 38, or take the JSON record.

• Tigran Petrosian (1929–1984), writer, Grandmaster, journalist
• Andrei Platonov (1899–1951), writer, poet, playwright
• Zara Dolukhanova (1918–2007), musician, opera singer, music educator
• Marietta Shaginyan (1888–1982), writer, poet, translator
• Mikael Tariverdiev (1931–1996), composer, film score composer
• Hamo Beknazarian (1892–1965), screenwriter, actor, writer
• Lev Atamanov (1905–1981), screenwriter, animator, film director
• Nadezhda Rumyantseva (1930–2008), actor, television presenter, presenter
• Grigory Mkrtychan (1925–2003), ice hockey coach, ice hockey player
• Smbat Shahaziz (1840–1908), poet
• Boris Tchaikovsky (1925–1996), composer, pianist, musician
• Stepanos Nazarian (1812–1879), teacher, orientalist, philosopher
• Eranuhi Aslamazyan (1909–1998), painter
• Pavel Lisitsian (1911–2004), singer, opera singer, music educator
• Ruben Orbeli (1880–1943), jurist, university teacher, archaeologist
• Sergei Fomin (1917–1975), mathematician, university teacher
• Alexey Dushkin (1904–1977), architect
• Sergei Aslamazyan (1897–1978), composer, pedagogue, cellist
• Irina Tokmakova (1929–2018), writer, poet, playwright
• Arkady Shaikhet (1898–1959), photographer, journalist, war photographer
• Arkady Shaikhet (1898–1959), photographer, journalist, war photographer
• Leonid Ramzin (1887–1948), engineer, professor, inventor
• Mikhail Chailakhyan (1902–1991), plant physiologist
• Porfiry Podobed (1886–1965), actor, military officer, film director
• Nina Ter-Osipyan (1909–2002), actor, film actor

Common questions

Where is Moscow Armenian Cemetery?

Moscow Armenian Cemetery is in Presnensky District, Russia, at coordinates 55.7665, 37.5537.

When was Moscow Armenian Cemetery established?

Moscow Armenian Cemetery was established in 1805, according to Wikidata.

Who is buried at Moscow Armenian Cemetery?

Wikidata documents 38 notable interments at Moscow Armenian Cemetery, including Tigran Petrosian, Andrei Platonov, Zara Dolukhanova, Marietta Shaginyan, Mikael Tariverdiev.

Records and sources

• Wikidata: Q685338 (CC0, the source for the facts on this page)
• Wikipedia article
• Burial records on Find a Grave (external, not affiliated)
• OpenStreetMap relation/3006479