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Borisovskoye Cemetery

Coordinates: 55°38′04″N 37°44′05″E / 55.63444°N 37.73472°E / 55.63444; 37.73472
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Borisovskoye Cemetery
Борисовское кладбище
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Details
Established16th century
Location
4 Borisovskie Prudy, Moscow
CountryRussia
Coordinates55°38′04″N 37°44′05″E / 55.63444°N 37.73472°E / 55.63444; 37.73472
Size0.04 km²

Borisovskoye Cemetery (Russian: Борисовское кладбище) is a cemetery in the Southern Administrative Okrug of Moscow, in the Brateyevo District, in the north-west of the district. It is one of the oldest cemeteries in the city, formed in the 50s of the 16th century.[1][2] It has an area of 0.04 km2. It is under the management of Government of Moscow through the State Unitary Enterprise "Ritual".[1]

History

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The name comes from the former village of Borisovo, known since the end of the 16th century. Since its foundation, the cemetery has practically not expanded, maintaining its original boundaries.[3] Among the modern tombstones and crosses are stone slabs from the 16th century with eight-pointed Old Believers crosses.[2]

In 1960, Borisovo, together with the cemetery, became part of the Moscow.

Next to the cemetery, to the west of it, the Church of the Hieromartyrs Blasius and Charalampios in Brateevo was built in 2015; the first liturgy was held on July 11. The temple began construction in 2014.[4]

Among the famous buried: artist Yuri Sherstnyov, scientist and military man Fridrich Lavrinenko, writer and literary critic Yuri Kuvaldin,[5] politician Alexey Navalny.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Борисовское кладбище - Московский справочник ритуальных услуг. Ритуальные услуги в Москве". www.mos-ritual.ru. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  2. ^ a b "Борисовское кладбище". Государственное Бюджетное Учреждение города Москвы Ритуал (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  3. ^ Косолапова, Арина (2024-02-29). "Что известно о Борисовском кладбище в Москве — история, кто похоронен". Известия (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  4. ^ "Официальный сайт храма" (in Russian).
  5. ^ "Что известно о Борисовском кладбище в Москве — история, кто похоронен". «Известия». 2024-02-29.
  6. ^ "Навального похоронили на Борисовском кладбище в Москве". Forbes.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2024-03-02. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  7. ^ "На следующий день после похорон Навального люди продолжают нести цветы на Борисовское кладбище. Фотографии и видео". Meduza (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2024-03-02. Retrieved 2024-03-02.