Celebrity graves at Troekurovskoye Cemetery

Sometimes, to study the history of any nation, it is not enough just to read books from the library and repeatedly review museum exhibits and relics. It is worth visiting one of the local necropolises to get a general idea of the whole era. Troekurovskoye Cemetery is precisely such a place where the centuries-old history of the cultural heritage of mankind is collected. Celebrity graves, a list of outstanding scientists, historians, inventors, filmmakers and other creative personalities can be found here. Let's take a look here right now.

Troyekurovskoe cemetery. Celebrity graves

This necropolis was founded in ancient times at the personal estate of the Troekurov boyars. Nearby, the 17th-century St. Nicholas Church, built in the Moscow Baroque style, has been preserved. In the 1970s, the territory of the necropolis increased significantly due to part of the manor park and adjacent fields. The graves of celebrities at the Troekurovsky cemetery are conventionally divided into “old” (to the left of the entrance) and “new” (to the right). In general, the prestigious necropolis can be considered a branch of Novodevichy, with the difference that Troekurovsky has more burials from the 1990s - 2000s.

History of the necropolis

The cemetery was founded in 1962. In the 17th century, the estates of the boyar family Troyekurov were located here. The master's surname was also assigned to the village, which became known as Troekurovo-Khoroshevo. The original name of the area is associated with the beauty of the local nature.

All that remains of the ancient settlement and the manor’s estate are a few ponds and the Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, which was closed during the Soviet period. Since 1991, it has been an active temple and a landmark of the area.

During the years of Soviet power, a decree was issued on the creation of a branch of the Novodevichy cemetery on this territory, called the Troyekurovskoye cemetery. In Moscow, the graves of celebrities can be found in other graveyards, but this particular necropolis became the resting place of both Soviet and Russian cultural figures, military leaders and other important persons.

The funeral home was erected in 1975; the main purpose of the necropolis was to perpetuate the names of heroes of the Soviet Union, party leaders, and people who distinguished themselves in science and art. Regarding who is buried in the Troekurovsky cemetery of celebrities, the administration has detailed lists with the names of the deceased.

Description of the complex

The Moscow necropolis, or translated from Greek as “city of the dead,” Troekurovo has an area of 20 hectares. It is divided into two parts - the old one, which is to the left of the entrance, and the new one, located on the right side. Consists of 13 sections, divided into sectors. This information is indicated in the plan diagram, which can be viewed by any visitor.

All symbols are color coded and have easy to understand symbols. Due to the fact that its territory is landscaped, and the monuments and memorial complexes are luxurious and beautiful, the churchyard has gained the status of the most prestigious in the capital.

The complex includes a “Necropolis” or “Funeral House”, which has 2 ritual rooms - the Large and Small Hall, accommodating 600 and 100 people, respectively. This is the largest ritual complex in Russia. There is a morgue here, where sanitary and cosmetic treatment of bodies and embalming, farewell to the deceased and preparation for burial with musical accompaniment are carried out. In addition, the following services are available:

crematorium;
a columbarium with open status;
rental of equipment for grave care.

Troekurovo is a closed cemetery. Funeral permission is issued by specialized authorities and the Moscow government. Free sites are provided only in two cases:

relationship with a person buried on the territory;
services to the country.

In other cases, you can buy a burial place using administration lists or at an auction, where the cost can be very high. Therefore, burial plots are available only to wealthy people who want to bury their dead next to famous people and are willing to pay a high price for this opportunity. Another large crematorium with a columbarium is located in St. Petersburg on Shafirovsky Prospekt.

Location and opening hours

The attraction is located in the Western Administrative District of the capital at the address: Ryabinovaya Street, 24. Opening hours depend on the season. So, from May to October the churchyard is open from 9.00 to 19.00, and from October to May - from 9.00 to 17.00. Admission is free for visitors ; for those who want to learn more about the history of the cemetery, guide services are offered. The excursion route involves visiting the graves of the most famous people.

You can get to the place by public transport. The nearest metro stations are “Kuntsevskaya” and “Teply Stan”. There is a timetable at the bus stop. Travel by buses No. 615, 622, 781. By private car the trip will take less time; you can get to the cemetery through the Third Transport Ring or the Moscow Ring Road.

First landing strip at the North Pole

The legendary polar pilot Mikhail Vodopyanov is buried in the “old” part of the cemetery, who in 1929 was the first to open air communication with the island of Sakhalin, in 1934 became the sixth Hero of the Soviet Union, and in 1939 he was the first in the world to land a plane at the North Pole, to deliver an expedition of scientists there. In 1941, Mikhail Vodopyanov was at the head of a raid of eighteen aircraft that carried out an air raid on Berlin. After the war, he participated in Soviet high-latitude expeditions. He wrote more than 20 books - from “Flight to Franz Josef Land” in 1937 to “The Tale of the First Heroes” in 1980. At Vodopyanov’s grave there is a bronze bust on a high pedestal made of red granite. The tombstone of the pilot who made the first landing strip at the North Pole symbolically marks the achievements of the Soviet era.

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How to get there by car

The most convenient way to get to the cemetery complex is by car. This will take you straight to the cemetery gates.

You can get to the necropolis by car in the following ways:

If the path lies through the Third Transport Ring, then from its outer side you need to exit onto Kutuzovsky Prospekt, then exit onto Mozhaiskoe Highway and change lanes to the highway alternate to the right. Having reached the Tekstilshchiki stadium, you should turn left onto Ryabinovaya Street. When you see the sign “Troekurovsky Proezd,” you need to turn onto it and proceed 600 meters to the cemetery gate.
If you are traveling from the center of Moscow, then along Novy Arbat you need to exit onto Kutuzovsky Prospekt and then follow the route described above.
If the road to the cemetery lies through the Moscow Ring Road, then at the 51st kilometer of the road you need to turn right and drive 500 meters to the gate of the cemetery complex.

Alley of Cosmonauts

Triangular, tapering upward steles made of polished black granite indicate the “cosmic” burials of the Troekurovsky necropolis. Here are the graves of Pavel Popovich, cosmonaut No. 4 with the call sign “Berkut”, Konstantin Feoktistov, the first cosmonaut-researcher in history, the leading developer of spacecraft, Valery Kubasov, who made 3 orbital flights, Leonid Kizim, who flew three times on Soyuz spacecraft.

In April 2022, the Alley of Cosmonauts received the grave of Georgy Grechko, who participated in the preparation of the Soviet lunar program, spent a total of 134 days in orbit and was in the cosmonaut corps until he was 55 years old.

Tour of the Troekurovsky cemetery

The administration of the complex conducts regular tours of the cemetery.

During the excursion, visitors will be able to learn about the history of the cemetery, see monuments made by famous sculptors, visit the graves of famous people on the actors' alley and lay flowers at the monuments.

The minimum number of people for a tour group is 10 people.

Unknown celebrities

The names of scientists and designers of rocket technology, developers of ultra-long-range communication systems, organizers of the space industry, and managers of cosmodromes were not disclosed during their lifetime. Multiple winners of State Prizes are unknown celebrities - their names are declassified only posthumously in laconic tombstone inscriptions.

In the same way, the names and activities of illegal intelligence officers are kept strictly confidential. Hero of the Soviet Union Gevork Vartanyan, a Soviet intelligence agent “Amir” who worked in Iran, is buried at the Troekurovsky cemetery. His group prevented an assassination attempt on Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt during the meeting of the three world leaders at the Tehran Conference in 1943. This operation became the basis for the film “Tehran-43”, and “Amir” itself was completely declassified only in 2000. A large-scale memorial with a full-length bronze figure of a scout was erected on his grave.

Circus arena: alone with predators

At first glance, the circus performer is not a secret person at all; all spectators can see him in the arena. But those who obey tigers and lions probably know special secrets of training. Under a dark stele with a gray bas-relief of a circus backstage and a bronze medallion with a lion and an elegant female figure rests the People's Artist of the USSR, the legendary lion tamer Irina Bugrimova. She gracefully and as if “comfortably” sat on a “carpet” of formidable predators laid out in a row, her lions jumped through a ring of fire, rode a motorcycle, and walked along a wire. During her circus career, Irina Bugrimova trained 80 powerful animals.

Walter Zapashny, a representative of the old circus dynasty, began training large predatory animals at the age of 28. At the age of 33, he gathered 38 predators in one attraction and rode a lion for the first time in the history of the world circus. His wife Tatyana, as well as his sons Askold and Edgard, who are now continuing their father’s work, performed with him. At the grave of Walter Zapashny, a bronze tamer and a bronze lion sat on a dark stone barrier, as if in front of them was still a circus arena.

From power structures

Disgraced statesmen and politicians with difficult fates are buried at Troyekurovskoye Cemetery:

Vladimir Semichastny, Chairman of the KGB of the USSR from 1961 to 1967, who is considered the organizer of the removal of N.S. Khrushchev from power. In the post-perestroika period, he willingly gave interviews to Russian and foreign journalists, but never revealed his role in the conspiracy against Khrushchev.
Gennady Yanaev, member of the Politburo and secretary of the CPSU Central Committee. He is best known as the ideologist and leader of the State Emergency Committee (the August 1991 putsch). After his arrest, he was imprisoned until 1994, then he was engaged in teaching and public work. He wrote the book “The Last Battle for the USSR” (published in 2010).
Boris Nemtsov, businessman, politician, member of the Coordination Council of the Russian Opposition, critic of government structures, organizer of protest rallies and marches. In 2015, he was shot in the back on the Bolshoi Moskvoretsky Bridge. On his grave there is a block of gray granite, the same as on the parapet of the Bolshoi Moskvoretsky Bridge. The inscription “Nemtsov” and five holes symbolizing bullet marks are stamped on it.

Pop stars

Popular pop singers have a special destiny - they continue to live in songs that are still heard on the air. A black marble stele with a sculptural portrait and the opening notes of the song “Moscow Nights” marks the grave of Vladimir Troshin, a leading Soviet singer, pop star of the 1950s and 1960s, and People’s Artist of the RSFSR. He performed more than 2,000 songs, worked in the acting troupe of the Moscow Art Theater, and acted in films.

Valentina Tolkunova, People's Artist of Russia, who had a soulful voice of rare beauty, rests under a black granite tombstone in the shape of a lyre. There is a bas-relief drapery and an Orthodox cross on it. At the top there is a bronze sculptural portrait of the singer. The song “Tired Toys Are Sleeping” performed by Valentina Tolkunova still sounds in the musical intro for the TV show “Good Night, Kids”. Over the grave of rock musician, songwriter Alexander Barykin, a monument made of light gray stone with a trefoil cross and a full-length sculptural image of the artist was erected. He wrote more than 400 songs, in the 1970s he was a soloist of the Gems ensemble and gained particular fame by performing “Invitation to a Journey” for David Tukhmanov’s concept album “On the Wave of My Memory.” His last rock band was “Carnival” (1980s), later Alexander Barykin moved on to a solo career.

Actors' Alley at Troekurovskoye Cemetery

Performers of memorable roles are buried in the Troekurovsky necropolis - famous and beloved:

Nikolai Rybnikov, People's Artist of Russia, star of Soviet cinema. He became famous after the release of the films “Spring on Zarechnaya Street”, “Height”, “Girls”. On the tombstone, the portrait of Nikolai Rybnikov is enclosed in a film frame.
Natalya Gundareva, a popular theater and film actress, who for several years in a row was recognized as the best in a poll by the Soviet Screen magazine. She was a member of the acting troupe of the theater. Mayakovsky. She created remarkable and characteristic female images in many films, including: “Sweet Woman”, “September Holiday”, “Once Upon a Time Twenty Years Later”, “Autumn Marathon”, “Two Arrows”. At the grave of Natalya Gundareva there is a white marble cross on a gray pedestal.
Lyubov Polishchuk, People's Artist of Russia. She starred in the films “The Golden Mine”, “The Twelve Chairs”, “Snake Catcher”, “Intergirl”, “Shirley Myrli”, and in the television series “My Fair Nanny”. She was recognized as the most beautiful and stylish actress of 1999 (The Seagull Theater Award). Her grave is marked by a tall column of gray granite, which is crowned with a sculptural portrait of the actress, made of translucent crystal.
Semyon Farada, People's Artist of Russia, widely known for his bright comedic roles: Margadon in “Formula of Love”, Guest from the South in “Sorcerers”, Pedro in “Duenna”. He starred in more than seventy films. He worked at the Taganka Theater, voiced cartoons, and wrote the book “Uno Momento!” On a stele made of black granite, his portrait is placed under a semicircular arch with a theater curtain shifted to the right.
Vladislav Galkin, Honored Artist of Russia, popular film actor and TV presenter. He first starred at the age of 9 in the film “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn.” Then there were several more children's and teenage roles, but true fame came after the masterful performance of already quite adult characters in the films and TV series “Voroshilovsky Shooter”, “In August 1944”, “Truckers”, “The Master and Margarita”. The successful and sought-after actor died at the age of 38. Two bronze sculptures are installed above his burial - a seated nine-year-old actor in the image of Huckleberry Finn and the same actor, already an adult, standing at full height. On the dark gravestone there is the inscription “Vladyusha, we love you.” Toy long-distance trucks and flowers are brought here.
Igor Kvasha, People's Artist of the RSFSR, actor of the Sovremennik Theater, TV presenter, director, awarded state awards. For many years he hosted the program “Wait for Me” on Channel One. He performed roles in more than 60 films. His portrait is engraved on a black granite stele.
Actor of the Mossovet Academic Theater Georgy Taratorkin is a teacher at VGIK, People's Artist of the RSFSR, who has played in more than 80 films. The star role of Taratorkin was Rodion Raskolnikov in the classic film adaptation of Crime and Punishment.

In August 2022, the Actors' Alley at Troekurovskoye Cemetery received the grave of Vera Glagoleva, People's Artist of the Russian Federation.

The most famous burials

Troekurovsky Pogost is attractive not only because of the picturesque park area adjacent to its territory. On it are the graves of those whose names went down in the history of the Russian state. Depending on the type of activity of the deceased celebrities, the complex is divided into thematic areas called alleys.

The graves are notable not only for the famous personalities buried in them, but also for their unique tombstones. Some of them are interesting architectural masterpieces that attract the attention of thousands of visitors. The cemetery diagram located above the entrance helps you find the tombstones. With the help of a map, identification plaques and signs, it is easy to find any grave.

Actor's Alley

The most popular site among tourists includes a vast territory where actors, singers, and musicians beloved by viewers are buried. A partial list of stars laid to rest here includes the following artists:

Sergey Suponev is a journalist and presenter of popular programs for children and youth. He died in 2001 in a snowmobile accident. Initially, a photo of Sergei was placed on the stone tombstone, depicting a television screen with an epitaph. After the death of his son, who was buried next to his father, the old tombstone was replaced with a family monument.
Vladislav Galkin is an actor who has starred in dozens of films, the most popular of which are “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”, “Truckers”, “Saboteur”, “The Master and Margarita”. "Kotovsky". The artist died in 2010; his grave is located on plot No. 6 and is notable for its original tombstone. The monument consists of two sculptures: a little boy portraying Huckleberry Finn in memory of Vlad’s very first role, and an adult actor who was not even 40 years old at the time of his death. Due to the death of the artist’s mother, who bequeathed to rest next to her beloved son, the sculptural composition was temporarily dismantled.
Nachalova Yulia is a young Russian singer who left this world in March 2022. Her sudden death shocked many fans and colleagues on stage. There is still a simple Orthodox cross on her grave, and the tombstone itself is buried in wreaths and flowers.
Polishchuk Lyubov is an actress of Soviet and Russian cinema, she has both dramatic and comedic roles to her credit. The most famous films with her participation are “The Twelve Chairs”, “Intergirl”, “Love with Privileges”, and the TV series “My Fair Nanny”. The artist died after a serious illness. On her grave there is a pedestal, on top of which is a crystal bust of the actress, resembling a solidified cloud.
Gundareva Natalya is a People's Artist of Russia, starred in cult Soviet films. Among them are “Sweet Woman”, “Winter Evening in Gagra”, “Autumn Marathon”. Her grave is crowned by a marble stele with a cross carved on the surface.
Natalya Krachkovskaya, known to Soviet and Russian film fans for her roles in comedy films. She passed away after a severe heart attack. On the actress’s grave there is a modest Orthodox cross with a crucifix.
Nikolay Karachentsev is a famous Soviet and Russian theater and film actor, who worked for many years at Lenkom and played many prominent roles in films. He died in October 2022, on the eve of his birthday. Now there is a cross on his grave. According to the artist’s widow, soon there will be a monument here symbolizing a scene from the play “Juno and Avos,” where Karachentsev’s hero offers a prayer while kneeling.
Dedushko Alexander, who died with his family in a car accident. At the grave there is a family monument, on it there is a photo of Alexander, his wife and son. There are flowers and toys on the tombstone, and there is a touching epitaph left by the relatives of the victims. Nearby is a large portrait depicting a happy family.

Other film and pop artists also rest on the Star Alley. Among them are musician and singer Alexander Barykin, trainer Walter Zapashny, whose sons continue his activities, film actress Marina Golub, who tragically died in a car accident.

Writers and playwrights

At the prestigious Troekurovsky cemetery there are sectors with the graves of people who left a bright mark in literature:

Uspensky Eduard Nikolaevich - screenwriter and children's writer. Author of popular fairy-tale characters embodied on the television screen. Due to the fact that he died recently, there is no monument at his grave yet.
Zakhoder Boris Vladimirovich is an author of children's fairy tales and a translator. Known for translating the story of Winnie the Pooh from English. He died in 2000; the burial place is crowned by a multi-stage pedestal with a monument in the form of an open book, on the pages of which is the writer’s signature and depicts the heroes of his fairy tales.

Quite recently, the Alley of Cosmonauts opened; the list of heroes buried here included K. P. Feoktistov, P. R. Popovich, G. M. Grechko. The extensive list of buried notables includes politicians, scientists and their relatives. Troyekurovskoye Cemetery is a tribute to the memory of people who dedicated their lives to the development of the state.

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