Novodevichy Cemetery
Novodevichy Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Khamovniki District, Russia. It was established in 1524, covering 7.5 hectares. It holds cultural heritage site in Russia status. Wikidata records 1451 notable interments here, including Anton Chekhov, Mikhail Gorbachev, Nikita Khrushchev.
At a glance
| Location | Khamovniki District, Russia |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 55.72472, 37.55417 (source: Wikidata) |
| Established | 1524 |
| Type | Historic and heritage |
| Era | Pre-1800 |
| Area | 7.5 hectares |
| Heritage status | cultural heritage site in Russia |
| Website | novodevichye.com |
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Notable interments
1451 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 1451, or take the JSON record.
- Anton Chekhov (1860–1904), writer, physician, playwright
- Mikhail Gorbachev (1931–2022), lawyer, politician, jurist
- Nikita Khrushchev (1894–1971), military personnel, politician, revolutionary
- Boris Yeltsin (1931–2007), politician, engineer, President of the Republic
- Nikolai Gogol (1809–1852), writer, teacher, poet
- Sergei Eisenstein (1898–1948), screenwriter, photographer, actor
- Vladimir Mayakovsky (1893–1930), actor, screenwriter, writer
- Mikhail Bulgakov (1891–1940), screenwriter, writer, physician
- Peter Kropotkin (1842–1921), writer, politician, zoologist
- Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975), composer, screenwriter, politician
- Lev Landau (1908–1968), mathematician, physicist, inventor
- Vyacheslav Molotov (1890–1986), politician, diplomat
- Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953), composer, pianist, conductor
- Pyotr Kapitsa (1894–1984), professor, physicist, inventor
- Vitaly Ginzburg (1916–2009), scientist, physicist, inventor
- Alexandra Kollontai (1872–1952), writer, politician, diplomat
- Constantine Stanislavsky (1863–1938), actor, teacher, entrepreneur
- Mikhail Botvinnik (1911–1995), writer, engineer, Grandmaster
- Lev Vygotsky (1896–1934), psychologist, pedagogue, university teacher
- Nâzım Hikmet (1902–1963), screenwriter, writer, poet
- Nâzım Hikmet (1901–1963), screenwriter, writer, poet
- Igor Tamm (1895–1971), physicist, inventor, university teacher
- Pavel Cherenkov (1904–1990), physicist, inventor, nuclear physicist
- Alexander Prokhorov (1916–2002), physicist, university teacher, editor
- Alexander Scriabin (1872–1915), composer, pianist, university teacher
Common questions
Where is Novodevichy Cemetery?
Novodevichy Cemetery is in Khamovniki District, Russia, at coordinates 55.7247, 37.5542.
When was Novodevichy Cemetery established?
Novodevichy Cemetery was established in 1524, according to Wikidata.
Who is buried at Novodevichy Cemetery?
Wikidata documents 1451 notable interments at Novodevichy Cemetery, including Anton Chekhov, Mikhail Gorbachev, Nikita Khrushchev, Boris Yeltsin, Nikolai Gogol.
Records and sources
- Wikidata: Q208175 (CC0, the source for the facts on this page)
- Wikipedia article
- Burial records on Find a Grave (external, not affiliated)
- OpenStreetMap relation/1543093