The Cemeteries of Moscow. History, Culture, Names

Cemeteries are our present historical heritage. They, like people, were born and died, appearing in terrifying times of deadly diseases and disappearing under the pressure of the city when it was necessary to make room for the living. Cemeteries have preserved the memory of kings and commoners, of great people from different eras, of styles and trends in art, of beliefs and the strength of the human spirit, of lineage and family, of grief and joy, of creativity and accumulation, of hatred and love…