Vagankovo Cemetery

Vagankovo Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Presnensky District, Russia. It was established in 1771. It holds cultural heritage site in Russia status. Wikidata records 593 notable interments here, including Vladimir Vysotsky, Sergei Yesenin, Lev Yashin.

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

593 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 593, or take the JSON record.

Of Vagankovo Cemetery's 593 documented notable interments, recorded occupations include actor (16%), film actor (8%), writer (7%), association football player (6%), painter (6%).

• Vladimir Vysotsky (1938–1980), prose writer, film actor, stage actor
• Sergei Yesenin (1895–1925), poet
• Lev Yashin (1929–1990), ice hockey player, athlete, association football player
• Vladimir Dal (1801–1872), collector of fairy tales, dialectologist, lexicographer
• Bulat Okudzhava (1924–1997), composer, writer, actor
• Vasily Surikov (1848–1916), painter
• Valeri Polyakov (1942–2022), physician, astronaut
• Valentin Ivanov (1934–2011), association football player, association football coach
• Vasily Aksyonov (1932–2009), novelist, poet, physician
• Alexei Savrasov (1830–1897), visual artist, painter
• Vladimir Markovnikov (1838–1904), chemist
• Andrei Mironov (1941–1987), presenter, film actor, television presenter
• Sergei Belov (1944–2013), basketball coach, basketball player
• Vladislav Listyev (1956–1995), presenter, journalist, television presenter
• Igor Netto (1930–1999), ice hockey player, association football player, association football coach
• Kliment Timiryazev (1843–1920), historian of science, botanist, physiologist
• Grigori Chukhrai (1921–2001), director, film producer, film director
• Eduard Streltsov (1937–1990), association football player, engineer
• Aleksandr Abdulov (1953–2008), presenter, film actor, television actor
• Lyubov Popova (1889–1924), collagist, draftsperson, fashion designer
• Nikita Simonyan (1926–2025), association football executive, association football player, association football coach
• Salo Flohr (1908–1983), chess organiser, chess theoretician, chess player
• Galina Prozumenshchikova (1948–2015), swimmer, journalist
• Viktor Tikhonov (1930–2014), ice hockey player, ice hockey coach, coach
• Georgy Vitsin (1917–2001), film actor, stage actor, actor

Common questions

Where is Vagankovo Cemetery?

Vagankovo Cemetery is in Presnensky District, Russia, at coordinates 55.7681, 37.5483.

When was Vagankovo Cemetery established?

Vagankovo Cemetery was established in 1771, according to Wikidata.

Who is buried at Vagankovo Cemetery?

Wikidata documents 593 notable interments at Vagankovo Cemetery, including Vladimir Vysotsky, Sergei Yesenin, Lev Yashin, Vladimir Dal, Bulat Okudzhava.

Records and sources

• Wikidata: Q281859 (CC0, the source for the facts on this page)
• Wikipedia article
• Burial records on Find a Grave (external, not affiliated)
• OpenStreetMap relation/5394306

Related terms

Heritage StatusNotable intermentInterment

Resting Places. "Vagankovo Cemetery, Presnensky District, Russia." restingplaces.site. Wikidata source record: Q281859. https://restingplaces.site/cemeteries/vagankovo-cemetery/

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