Smolensky Cemetery

Smolensky Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Vasileostrovsky District, Russia. It was established in 1738, covering 51.7 hectares. It holds federal cultural heritage site in Russia status. Wikidata records 213 notable interments here, including Alexander Friedmann, Ivan Kramskoi, Arkhip Kuindzhi.

At a glance

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Opening hours

• Monday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
• Tuesday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
• Wednesday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
• Thursday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
• Friday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
• Saturday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
• Sunday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM

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

Notable interments

213 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 213, or take the JSON record.

Of Smolensky Cemetery's 213 documented notable interments, recorded occupations include painter (22%), university teacher (8%), writer (6%), poet (5%), historian (5%).

• Alexander Friedmann (1888–1925), meteorologist, mathematician, physicist
• Ivan Kramskoi (1837–1887), draftsperson, art critic, painter
• Arkhip Kuindzhi (1841–1910), university teacher, painter
• Fyodor Sologub (1863–1927), translator, playwright, poet
• Ivan Bilibin (1876–1942), graphic artist, painter, illustrator
• Ivan Bilibin (1876–1942), graphic artist, painter, illustrator
• Eduard Khil (1934–2012), music educator, singer
• Aleksei Balabanov (1959–2013), manufacturer, film actor, film editor
• Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky (1827–1914), art collector, explorer, entomologist
• Alexander Mozhaysky (1825–1890), aerospace engineer, military flight engineer, inventor
• Dmitry Levitzky (1735–1822), painter
• Vasily Trediakovsky (1703–1768), lexicographer, translator, poet
• Nikolay Zinin (1812–1880), organic chemist, inventor
• Vladimir Makovsky (1846–1920), painter
• Xenia of Saint Petersburg (1719–1803), religious
• Vladimir Borovikovsky (1757–1825), iconographer, painter
• Fyodor Alekseyev (1753–1824), painter, teacher
• Fyodor Alekseyev (1755–1824), painter, teacher
• Yevgraf Fyodorov (1853–1919), mining engineer, crystallographer, mineralogist
• Viktor Bunyakovsky (1804–1889), mathematician, teacher
• Roman Starovoyt (1972–?), official, politician
• Nikolai Menshutkin (1842–1907), university teacher, chemist, inventor
• Orest Khvolson (1852–1934), meteorologist, astrophysicist, physicist
• Nikolay Beketov (1827–1911), metallurgist, university teacher, chemist
• Boris Vilkitsky (1885–1961), polar explorer, explorer, military officer

Common questions

Where is Smolensky Cemetery?

Smolensky Cemetery is in Vasileostrovsky District, Russia, at coordinates 59.9433, 30.2486.

When was Smolensky Cemetery established?

Smolensky Cemetery was established in 1738, according to Wikidata.

Who is buried at Smolensky Cemetery?

Wikidata documents 213 notable interments at Smolensky Cemetery, including Alexander Friedmann, Ivan Kramskoi, Arkhip Kuindzhi, Fyodor Sologub, Ivan Bilibin.

Records and sources

• Wikidata: Q2444377 (CC0, the source for the facts on this page)
• Wikipedia article
• Burial records on Find a Grave (external, not affiliated)
• OpenStreetMap relation/2736670

Related terms

Heritage StatusNotable intermentInterment

Resting Places. "Smolensky Cemetery, Vasileostrovsky District, Russia." restingplaces.site. Wikidata source record: Q2444377. https://restingplaces.site/cemeteries/smolensky-cemetery/

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