Tikhvin Cemetery

Tikhvin Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It was established in 1823. It holds federal cultural heritage site in Russia status. Wikidata records 144 notable interments here, including Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.

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Notable interments

144 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 144, or take the JSON record.

• Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821–1881), writer, translator, biographer
• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893), composer, pianist, translator
• Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844–1908), military personnel, composer, conductor
• Alexander Borodin (1833–1887), composer, physician, pianist
• Ivan Krylov (1769–1844), writer, poet, playwright
• Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (1839–1881), military personnel, composer, pianist
• Nikolay Karamzin (1766–1826), linguist, writer, poet
• Michael Glinka (1804–1857), composer
• Vasily Zhukovsky (1783–1852), writer, poet, teacher
• Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev (1837–1910), composer, conductor, pianist
• Ivan Shishkin (1831–1898), artist, graphic artist, painter
• Anton Rubinstein (1829–1894), composer, conductor, pianist
• Anton Rubinstein (1829–1894), composer, conductor, pianist
• Ivan Kramskoi (1837–1887), painter, art critic, draftsperson
• Alexander Glazunov (1865–1936), composer, conductor, pedagogue
• César Cui (1835–1918), writer, composer, military personnel
• Arkhip Kuindzhi (1841–1910), university teacher, painter
• Marius Petipa (1818–1910), teacher, ballet dancer, ballet master
• Yevgeny Baratynsky (1800–1844), poet
• Alexander Ivanov (1806–1858), painter
• Boris Kustodiev (1878–1927), painter, scenographer
• Alexander Dargomyzhsky (1813–1869), composer, pianist
• Dmytro Bortnianskyi (1751–1825), composer, conductor
• Anton Arensky (1861–1906), composer, conductor, pianist
• Anton Delvig (1798–1831), writer, poet, translator

Common questions

Where is Tikhvin Cemetery?

Tikhvin Cemetery is in Saint Petersburg, Russia, at coordinates 59.9228, 30.3861.

When was Tikhvin Cemetery established?

Tikhvin Cemetery was established in 1823, according to Wikidata.

Who is buried at Tikhvin Cemetery?

Wikidata documents 144 notable interments at Tikhvin Cemetery, including Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Alexander Borodin, Ivan Krylov.

Records and sources

• Wikidata: Q2272835 (CC0, the source for the facts on this page)
• Wikipedia article
• Burial records on Find a Grave (external, not affiliated)