The Ivanovo cemetery of Yekaterinburg is one of the oldest in the city. Many famous personalities in Russia are buried on it. The cemetery is a real museum of the past and is covered with dense trees and shrubs.
Ancient cemeteries of Yekaterinburg
Of course, cemeteries are not the best place to relax and walk. However, some of them have already become historical monuments, turning into one of the tourist sites. Many are attracted by the gloomy, but cozy atmosphere, which envelops almost all the old cemeteries. In some countries, for example, in France, they become one of the excursion sites actively visited by visitors.
There are old cemeteries in almost every city. When the place for expanding the burial zone is exhausted, a new cemetery is laid down, while the former is given into oblivion. Gradually, the territory is covered with greens, the metal rusts, some graves warp, and dark spots and cracks appear on the surface of the plates. The result is a special atmosphere that attracts many horror fans and adventure seekers.
There are several old cemeteries in Yekaterinburg. The most ancient graves are already about 300 years old. No new graves are made in them, and they are considered closed.
Features of the Ivanovo cemetery of Yekaterinburg
Ivanovo cemetery is located in the central part of Yekaterinburg. It was laid in the 1840s and is surrounded by a granite wall around the perimeter. The cemetery became the burial place for soldiers and officers who died during the hostilities. Mass graves were stopped in the 60s of the XX century, however, isolated cases of the use of this cemetery still occur.
In the southern part of the cemetery is a memorial to the revolutionaries and the military. Among the interesting objects is the grave of the writer P. Bazhov, next to which is an impromptu monument to the murderer of the imperial family - Ermakov. At the cemetery you can see the family necropolis of the Telegin.
Ivanovo cemetery is adjacent to the urban area, including roadways and multi-story buildings. It turns out a stark contrast between urban modernity and dilapidated graves, rusty fences and has become almost virgin nature - a real forest of birches, pines, spruce, deciduous trees, shrubs, undergrowth and forest grasses. It turns out that this is not only an important historical object, but also a kind of nature reserve.
Where is the Ivanovo cemetery in Yekaterinburg
The cemetery is located within the city. Address of the Ivanovo cemetery in Yekaterinburg: st. Repin, 66. To get there, you must first get to one of the nearby stops. You can get to the Moskovskaya Street station by tram with numbers: 27, 32, 26, 15, 10, 5, and 33. Or take a minibus with number 045. Then go on foot along Radishchev Street.
You can get to the Yugo-Zapadnaya station by tram with numbers: 26, 3, 1.
Either get to the “Institute of Communications” station by bus: 52, 61, 48, 27, 28, 24, 21, 25 and 69. Or by trolleybus number 7, 17 or 3. Or by minibus number 020, 083, 012, 019, 04, 2, 034 or 070. To get more accurate information on the numbers currently relevant, you should contact the appropriate transport company.
The most significant burial places of the Ivanovo cemetery
At the Ivanovo cemetery in Yekaterinburg, relatively well-known personalities are buried, such as I. Likstanov (wrote for children), F. Yemelyanov. (military), Bazhov P.P. (writer), Babykin K.T. (architect), Dybcho S.A. (opera artist), Dalskaya E.K. (artist), Vysotsky B.K. (metallurgy) and other figures of the Soviet era.
Bazhov Pavel Petrovich - Soviet and Russian revolutionary, journalist, writer. He is the author of Ural tales. He is also the grandfather of a famous politician - Yegor Gaidar.
Lykstanov Joseph Isaakovich - laureate of the Stalin Prize, awarded to him in 1948. He grew up in the city of Sumy (Ukraine), and began his creative life after moving to the Urals in 1930, where he worked for the newspaper Uralsky Rabochy.
Konstantin Trofimovich Babykin worked as an architect in the first half of the 20th century in Sverdlovsk (now Yekaterinburg). He was also the founder of architectural education in the city. Under his leadership, a number of buildings of Yekaterinburg were built, including the building of the railway station (which was then reconstructed), the building of the Opera and Ballet Theater, the building of the Sverdlovsk Railway Administration. D., which is now an important architectural monument of the country.
Dybcho Sergey Afanasevich was a Soviet actor and artist of the opera. He was an honored artist of the RSFSR and was a laureate of the Stalin Prize. He was an actor in one of the feature films shot at the studio of Sverdlovsk. He was born in Odessa in 1894.
Dalskaya Elizaveta Konstantinovna is a People’s Artist of the RSFSR and an actress. She was a member of the troupe of the People’s House in Kazan and the Rampa theater group, an actress of the Sverdlovsk Drama Theater. Best of all, she managed the roles of women of a solid nature, for example, Anna Karenina and Lyubov Yarovaya.
However, the list of burials of the Ivanovo cemetery in Yekaterinburg is not limited to the people described above. There are many other outstanding personalities and ordinary citizens.
Description of the Ivanovo cemetery
In Yekaterinburg, this cemetery began to be actively used in 1843. A church was built near it in 1846, and it is precisely behind it that the oldest part is located. Ivanovo cemetery abounds with shabby graves of famous people. In particular, Lev Ivanovich Brusnitsyn, who became the ancestor of placer gold mining in Russia, is buried here. Thanks to him, Russia's share in world gold mining increased from 3 to 50 percent, which made our country a leader in this indicator.
At the Ivanovo cemetery there is also a monument to the unknown deceased.
Among other famous personalities in the cemetery you can find the graves of the photographer Nikolai Terekhov, titular adviser Slipukhin, the head of the city Krivtsov and other people. Prioress of the Novo-Tikhvin Nunnery Pelageya S.D., who was called Mother Magdalene, lived for almost 100 years - from 1838 to 1934. Among the local population, she was a respected famous person. Even the revolutionaries respected her and did not touch her. When she was buried, a huge number of city residents came to the Ivanovo cemetery.
On the grave inscriptions you can find many Slavic names, which later became obsolete. For example, Yakim, Agathon, Eulampia and others.
Graves of the Telegin family
Almost the entire Telegin family was buried at the Ivanovo cemetery. Its founder - the merchant Telegin - was engaged in real estate, textiles, sewing and gold processing. Some houses built by the Telegin are still functioning. Almost all deceased representatives of this family kind are present at the Ivanovo cemetery of Yekaterinburg. The Telegins family necropolis is represented in the cemetery almost intact.
Although this form of burial was not uncommon in Christian countries, this is perhaps the only time that the structure has survived to this day in its pristine condition.
Monument to Ermakova
At the Ivanovo cemetery of Yekaterinburg there is a high place where among the trees is a monument to the cruel murderer of the imperial family Ermakov. He lived from 1884 to 1952. and became famous for brutally killing with a bayonet those family members who managed to survive during the execution. The monument stands out from the others, as it looks as if it is bloodied. In fact, it is a paint that embodies the idea of its creators, showing all the cruelty of this person.
Near the monument to Ermakov you can see the monument and the grave of Pavel Petrovich Bazhov. The monument is well preserved to this day.
