Pyatnitskoye Cemetery

Pyatnitskoye Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Alexeyevsky District, Russia. It was established in 1771, covering 14.1 hectares. It holds federal cultural heritage site in Russia status. Wikidata records 68 notable interments here, including Alexander Afanasyev, Valentin Pavlov, Detsl.

At a glance

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Opening hours

• Monday: 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
• Tuesday: 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
• Wednesday: 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
• Thursday: 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
• Friday: 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
• Saturday: 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
• Sunday: 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM

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

Notable interments

68 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 68, or take the JSON record.

Of Pyatnitskoye Cemetery's 68 documented notable interments, recorded occupations include poet (12%), actor (10%), writer (10%), university teacher (9%), linguist (7%).

• Alexander Afanasyev (1826–1871), fairy tale scholar, collector of fairy tales, linguist
• Valentin Pavlov (1937–2003), head of government, economist, politician
• Detsl (1983–2019), rapper, singer, poet
• Timofey Granovsky (1813–1855), philosopher, medievalist, university teacher
• Vladimir Toporov (1928–2005), philologist, literary historian, literary critic
• Mikhail Shchepkin (1788–1863), stage actor, actor
• Feodor Rostopchin (1763–1826), foreign minister, governor, politician
• Lyudmila Ivanova (1933–2016), actor
• Boris Slutsky (1919–1986), translator, poet, writer
• Yuri Razuvaev (1945–2012), non-fiction writer, chess player
• Igor Pashkevich (1971–2016), figure skating coach, technical specialist, figure skater
• Sergey Ognev (1886–1951), university teacher, zoologist
• Evdokiya Rostopchina (1812–1858), salonnière, dramaturge, playwright
• Gleb Yakunin (1934–2014), Eastern Orthodox priest, human rights defender, dissident
• Nina Doroshina (1934–2018), drama teacher, actor
• Alexander Chizhevsky (1897–1964), biophysicist, philosopher, meteorologist
• Valery Aleksyev (1929–1991), science communicator, anthropologist, archaeologist
• Valery Aleksyev (1929–1991), science communicator, anthropologist, archaeologist
• Anatoly Kubatsky (1908–2001), film actor, actor
• Ruvim Frayerman (1891–1972), short story writer, essayist, prose writer
• Sergey Khoruzhy (1941–2020), philosopher of religion, theoretical physicist, philosopher
• Vladimir Arnoldi (1871–1924), botanist, botanical collector
• Ivan Dmitriyevich Yakushkin (1794–1857), memoirist, military officer, writer
• Nikolay Dmitriyev (1898–1954), linguist, slavist, philologist
• Nikolay Dmitriyev (1898–1954), linguist, slavist, philologist

Common questions

Where is Pyatnitskoye Cemetery?

Pyatnitskoye Cemetery is in Alexeyevsky District, Russia, at coordinates 55.7996, 37.6409.

When was Pyatnitskoye Cemetery established?

Pyatnitskoye Cemetery was established in 1771, according to Wikidata.

Who is buried at Pyatnitskoye Cemetery?

Wikidata documents 68 notable interments at Pyatnitskoye Cemetery, including Alexander Afanasyev, Valentin Pavlov, Detsl, Timofey Granovsky, Vladimir Toporov.

Records and sources

• Wikidata: Q8515534 (CC0, the source for the facts on this page)
• Wikipedia article
• Burial records on Find a Grave (external, not affiliated)
• OpenStreetMap relation/1225911

Related terms

Heritage StatusNotable intermentInterment

Resting Places. "Pyatnitskoye Cemetery, Alexeyevsky District, Russia." restingplaces.site. Wikidata source record: Q8515534. https://restingplaces.site/cemeteries/pyatnitskoye-cemetery/

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