One of the oldest burial places is considered Cemetery Vagankovsky in Moscow. It occupies an area of ​​more than 48 hectares and is located in the Presnensky district of the Central District (north-west) of the capital.

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According to the ancient Christian tradition, necropolises in Russia arose around churches and were usually located within city limits. During epidemics, burying in such cemeteries was dangerous due to the risk of recurring outbreaks of the disease. Therefore, the victims of epidemics were buried outside the city limits. The history of the emergence of the Vagankovsky cemetery is connected with the plague epidemic in Moscow in 1771, which claimed thousands of lives. Panic reigned in the city, people were afraid to leave their houses, plague-stricken corpses were thrown directly into the street. They were collected with sticks with hooks by convicts brought in for this purpose, dressed in solid waxed robes with slits for the eyes.

Empress Catherine II sent Count G. Orlov to Moscow to fight the consequences of the epidemic. By his order, more than ten cemeteries outside the city were organized. One of them appeared in the village of Novoe Vagankovo. On its territory, the dead were buried in deep common graves. New Vagankovo ​​was formed at the beginning of the 17th century in connection with the transfer of the sovereign's kennel outside the city limits. Prior to that, it was located in the village of Vagankovo ​​along with the Poteshny Dvor. Since the 14th century, "amusing people" have lived there: buffoons, jesters, actors. They were distinguished by noisy behavior, revelry, fisticuffs, and drunkenness flourished.

To XVII century Moscow grew, and Vagankovo ​​turned out to be next to the boyar chambers not far from the Kremlin. It was located on the site of the current Library. Lenin. Since the Kennel Yard, consisting of 300 hounds, falconers and other servants, who were in charge of falcons and huge packs of dogs, could not be located in the city, they were moved to a nearby suburb to the west of Presnenskaya Zastava (5 km from Vagankovo). So in 1636, New Vagankovo ​​appeared. It existed until 1695, until the Psarny yard moved. Now in its place is the Vagankovsky cemetery, which borrowed its name from the village. The official date of formation is 1771.

Until the 19th century, people were buried in the cemetery ordinary people: philistines, peasants, vagabonds, petty officials. The construction of the majestic Church of the Resurrection of the Word in 1831 served as the beginning of the burial of nobles and celebrities. By this time, many Moscow churchyards were closed or moved outside the city due to overflow, and the Vagankovskoye cemetery moved from the outskirts to the city limits and was active. For 247 years of existence, about 500 thousand people were buried on it. Now there are 100 thousand graves in the memorial complex.

origin of name

There is no unequivocal version of the origin of the name. There are several of them. The most common hypothesis is associated with the word "whack", which, according to Dahl's dictionary, means: to laugh, joke, indulge. Since "funny people" lived in Vagankovo, this version is fully justified. Historians associate the name with the collection of a monetary fee for weighing goods on scales (wags).

It is assumed that this place was the intersection of important trade roads and a ford across the Moscow River. Nearby there was a customs outpost called "Vaganets", and the tax itself was called "Vaganets". According to another version, the name comes from the word "vagan", which was used to call simple "uncouth" men.

celebrity graves

Vagankovsky necropolis is known as a burial place famous people Russia. The first famous burials appeared in mid-nineteenth century. Here you can see the graves:

• Decembrists, including: M.A. Bestuzhev, P.S. Bobrishchev-Pushkin, I. N. Khotyaintseva.
• Composer A.N. Verestovsky, author of the immortal opera Askold's Grave.
• compiler explanatory dictionary V.I.Dalya

Found a place of eternal rest artists of the 19th century:

• An outstanding portrait painter V. A. Tropinin, the author of more than 3 thousand paintings, incl. famous portrait A.S. Pushkin.
• V. I. Surikov, known for historical canvases: “Boyar Morozova”, “Morning archery execution"," Suvorov's crossing through the Alps.
• VV Pukirev, who painted the immortal painting "Unequal Marriage".
• A.K. Savrasov, author of the works "Rooks Have Arrived" and "Barge haulers on the Volga" and many others.

Since the 20th century, actors, directors, writers, artists, politicians and artists have traditionally been buried at Vagankovo. Many prominent personalities found eternal rest here, including:

• Poets - S. Yesenin, V. Vysotsky, B. Okudzhava, M. Tanich
• Writers - V. Aksenov, G. Gorin, V. Dragunsky, V. Kaverin, V. Rozov
• Directed by V. Pluchek, S. Rostotsky, G. Chukhrai, A. Alov, P. Fomenko
• Actors - A. Abdulov, G. Burkov, Y. Bogatyrev, G. Vitsin, E. Garin, V. Glagoleva, M. Gluzsky, O. Dal, M. Liepa, A. Mironov, S. Mishulin, T. Nosova, M. Pugovkin, Z. Reich (wife of S. Yesenin), N. Rumyantseva, V. Solomin, L. Sukharevskaya, Z. Fedorova, L. Filatov, M. Tsarev, G. Yumatov.
• Other well-known figures are natural scientist K. Timiryazev, academician A. Speransky, journalist and TV presenter V. Listyev, singer I. Talkov, football goalkeeper L. Yashin, figure skater L. Pakhomova.

Military and historical graves

There are many mass graves and mass graves at the Vagankovsky memorial complex. Here are buried the heroes of the war of 1812, who fell in the Battle of Borodino, the defenders of Moscow in the Great Patriotic War, who did not let the Nazis into the capital, who died in battles and air raids in 1941-1942. Not far from the cemetery, in May 1896, the Khodynskaya tragedy occurred, when almost one and a half thousand people were crushed during the distribution of souvenirs in honor of the coronation of Nicholas II. Mutilated corpses were taken to Vagankovo ​​and piled in the meadow. Those who could be recognized were buried in coffins by relatives.

According to the testimony of the publisher A. Suvorin, “all this was swollen, black, and the stench was such that it was done badly,” so most remained unrecognized, and were buried in mass graves in the 6th section. Here is the so-called "shooting": buried according to " hit lists”, received by the commandant of the cemetery from the OGPU during the years of Stalinist repression from 1926 to 1936. The exact number of "enemies of the people" is not known. Burials were made secretly at night in a remote area in a ravine near a stream. Monuments have been erected to the victims of political repressions and the Khodynka disaster.

Our contemporaries who died during the 1991 putsch and the tragedy that occurred in October 2002 as a result of gas poisoning during the capture of terrorists in the theater center on Dubrovka found eternal rest in the cemetery. The graves are located in different areas, only two young actors of the musical rest nearby.

Saints buried in the cemetery

Orthodox Muscovites keep the memory of the saints buried in the cemetery, although their graves were wiped off the face of the earth during the persecution of the Church. Despite this, many come here for help. Especially revered among believers is Valentin Amfiteatrov, rector of the Kremlin's Archangel Church, who died in 1908. He does not have a separate burial place, his body rests in a mass grave among the soldiers of the Second World War. During the construction of the memorial, the godless authorities ordered the revered grave to be demolished with a bulldozer. But people remember and honor Father Valentine, go to him for healing, help and receive it.

Thanks to the efforts of grateful pilgrims, two crosses were erected at the site of the alleged burial. It is known that in 1927 a Moscow saint was buried on Vagankovo ​​- the Blessed Schema-nun Martha of Moscow from the St. John the Baptist Monastery, who died in 1638. To avoid desecration of the imperishable relics by the Bolsheviks, believers reburied them. However, the exact location is not known.

In obscure graves lie those glorified as saints: Bishop Priluksky Vasily (Zelentsov), who went through the horror of the Solovetsky camps and was shot in 1930; Priest John Inyushin, Martyr Macarius (Morzhov), Bishop Maxim (Zhizhilenko), who were shot in June 1931.

Scheme of plots

The memorial complex is divided into 60 sections, the location of which can be seen on the diagram hanging at the entrance. In order not to get lost and quickly find the right grave, you need to know in which area it is located.

The Vagankovo ​​cemetery is one of the three most famous necropolises in Moscow. More than 500,000 people, residents of the capital, found their last refuge on its territory. The Vagankovsky cemetery is especially famous for the graves of celebrities. Famous artists, theater and film actors, athletes and other famous residents of the Moscow metropolis rest on it.

History of creation

The Moscow necropolis, whose celebrity graves are visited daily by more than 1,000 people, has more than 250 years of history. Officially, the first records about the cemetery near the village of Vagankovo ​​appeared back in 1771: it was here, by order of Count Orlov, that they began to bury the inhabitants of the capital and its environs who died from the plague. However, on its territory there are burials dated 1696.

Currently, the Vagankovskoye cemetery or Vaganka covers an area of ​​​​50 hectares and is located in the north-west of Moscow. It belongs to the Presnensky district of the capital. Despite the fact that there are burial places of more than 500,000 Muscovites, today only 1/5 of the total territory is in a normal state.

The necropolis of our time is divided into 60 parts by paths, and each section has its own name. For example, the most popular are:

• Central;
• Lime;
• Yeseninskaya;
• Writer's and others.

The Vagankovsky necropolis is not only a burial place for famous people. On its territory there are more than 259 objects of architectural cultural heritage countries.

It is known that tombstones for the burial places of celebrities were made famous sculptors, architects and other creative personalities . Since the cemetery is located on a vast territory, and it is easy to get lost in it, there is a map of Vaganka.

Burials of dead people

The necropolis and columbarium are now a privileged resting place. Only those residents of the capital who have made a significant contribution to the development of the city and the country as a whole are buried here. It is known that the following were previously buried on the territory of Vaganka:

Popular places for visitors

In peacetime, celebrities from various industries are buried on Vaganka. Reliable information about the Vagankovsky cemetery, a list of burials, a full range of sights can be found on the official website of the necropolis.

Among the tombstones of famous personalities, the most visited are the graves of:

• Sergei Yesenin;
• Igor Talkov;
• Vladimir Vysotsky;
• Vitaly Solomin;
• George Vitsin;
• Andrey Mironov;
• Alexandra Abdulova;
• Vlad Listeva;
• Sonya "Golden Pen";
• Jap.

Guided tours often visit the grave of the famous Russian poet Sergei Yesenin. Bright representative The Silver Age lived interesting life, stands on his grave interesting composition stone, in the center of which great poet carved to the waist. At the burial site there are always people, many flowers. Yeseninskaya alley leads to the poet's grave, the sign of which can be found near the church.

Resting on the Vagankovsky necropolis since 1991 famous performer of his own songs, bard Igor Talkov. It was the bard and called himself in no other way in own work"Monologue" is the idol of millions. On the grave of Igor Talkov there is a large dark cross surrounded by armfuls of fresh flowers. His burial is located next to the grave of the famous Dynamo goalkeeper Lev Yashin.

The place where Vysotsky is buried, located after the entrance to the necropolis on the right. Grave famous artist Vladimir Vysotsky is impossible not to notice. He has been resting at the Vagankovsky cemetery since 1980, and after 5 years a bronze monument appeared there. The bard-songwriter is depicted in full height, and the composition itself is made of gilded bronze by the hand of the sculptor Alexander Rukavishnikov.

Resting in the north-west of Moscow and the famous Soviet actor Vitaly Solomin. The year of the burial of the great performer of the role of Dr. Watson is 2002. The funeral ensemble consists of a black cross in the form of Mount Golgotha ​​and an Orthodox cross. At the base there is a portrait of the actor himself and the years of his life are indicated.

Found the last refuge at the Vagankovsky necropolis in 2001 and a member of the immortal trinity of anti-heroes Coward, Georgy Vitsin. A modest white stele is installed on the grave, on which the name and years of the actor's life are written. He was a modest man during his lifetime, and, as many note, the burial place fully corresponds to him. One of the main characters of Leonid Gaidai's film stories can be visited at site number 25. In order to find the right burial, there is a district guide.

conqueror female hearts artist Soviet theater and cinema Andrey Mironov is buried on Vaganka. A bright favorite of many has been resting on the territory of the necropolis since 1987. Previously, a modest plaque and a photograph of the actor stood on his grave, but now there is an elaborate black marble monument. You can pay tribute to the memory of your favorite artist at polling station No. 40.

Actor passed away ten years ago Alexander Abdulov. His grave is also located at the Vagankovsky cemetery. Initially, a cross was erected at the burial site, but a year later it was replaced with a full-fledged monument made of white-gray granite. It contains a photograph of the audience's favorite, where he is depicted playing the role of Lancelot from the movie "Kill the Dragon". Sculptor Vladimir Matyukhin, who worked on the project, put his soul into the monument.

The well-known journalist and fighter for the truth on the post-Soviet screens, Vlad Listyev, also found peace in the Vagankovsky necropolis. He passed away in 1995. At polling station No. 1, a bronze angel mourns over the untimely deceased first director of ORT.

Unusual personalities

Located in the famous Moscow cemetery and the graves of those people who lived on the other side of the law.

A striking example of this is the grave of Sonya Golden handle. You can get to the burial place of the legendary thief and swindler by walking along the Shchurovsky path in just five steps. It is impossible to pass by her grave, as it immediately catches the eye unusual monument; a woman made of marble without arms and head.

It is known that the burial place of Sonya the Golden Handle (in the world of Sofya Ivanovna Bluvshtein) is empty, but this does not prevent many people from coming to him who want to get rich. The tomb of the swindler, according to many, has magic power, and to her often early morning or late in the evening people who are dishonest come for help.

The well-known criminal authority Vyacheslav Ivankov, nicknamed Yaponchik, also found his peace in the necropolis. The leader and "godfather" of the Moscow crime family died in 2009. On his grave stands an impressive monument of black marble. In the center of the composition, you can see Yaponchik himself, sitting on a stool, there is a lattice to the right of him, and a cross to the left.

Unusual in the monument is that in the left hand of the “godfather” of the capital there is a glass of alcohol, and under the shoe of the left foot lies a fake banknote worth 500 rubles.

There are also several churches and chapels on the territory of the cemetery. A lot of people also come to the temple of the Apostle Andrew the First-Called and the Church of the Resurrection, both pilgrims visiting holy places and ordinary travelers from various countries.

Opening hours and guide

Tourists can get to the Moscow necropolis in several ways:

• underground;
• public land transport;
• private ground transport.

Since the necropolis is located in the north-west of the capital, the question of where the Vagankovskoye cemetery is, how to get there by metro, is very common. It is known that in the Moscow metropolis the metro is the fastest and most convenient transport, and for those who relatively quickly navigate its maps, it will be very easy to figure it out. To do this, it is recommended to take the train to the station "Ulitsa 1905 year" and, having exited on it, go towards the center. Coming out of the subway, it is worth looking for December Street, it is she who will lead to the famous cemetery.

For those travelers who for some reason prefer public land transport, you should pay attention to buses number 6, 69 and 152, which will definitely take the tourist to the nearest destination. Trolleybuses No. 5k, which means “ring” and No. 35, also go to the necropolis on Dekabrskaya Street.

Travelers on their own vehicles can set the coordinates of the Vagankovskoye cemetery into the navigation system, the address how to get there - everything will be displayed on their screen. For those who do not have a modern satellite system, there is an address where the necropolis is located: Sergey Makeev Street, 15. The ability to use a paper map-plan and the desire to visit a local attraction will certainly help to achieve the goal.

The working hours of the resting place of the stars, the time and hours of visiting depend on the season of the year. From May 1 to September 30, the necropolis accepts travelers from 9 am to 7 pm. In the cold season from October 1 to April 30, the gates of Vaganka are open from 9 am to 5 pm.

On weekdays, the cemetery is experiencing a large influx of tourists, so these days the selection of places for burial, except in emergency cases, is not conducted. A place in a prestigious necropolis is very expensive, not counting the installation of a monument or the erection of a crypt. The honor of being buried in the cemetery is only given to well-known personalities - residents of Moscow and their relatives (if it is a subburial), and people will rest under one tombstone.

There is a group of volunteers in the capital who searches for the forgotten graves of celebrities and restores and puts them in order at their own expense. Activists maintain a blog called "Celebrity Graves in Russian Cemeteries", photos from which can be found there. There are also indications of the grave of which famous person and when it was discovered and restored by them.

The cost of a place in cemeteries in Moscow and the region depends on their location and status. At the Khovansky cemetery, a standard place with an area of ​​1.8 by 2 square meters costs about 120-150 thousand rubles. A well-maintained place next to the temple at the Khimki cemetery will cost 1.5 million rubles. Funeral at one of oldest cemeteries Moscow are quite rare due to the lack of places. However, they are possible on the site of old graves. So, if the grave is recognized as ownerless, then the remains of the person buried in it are transferred to a common burial, and a new burial may appear in its place. At the Vagankovsky cemetery, the plot will cost an amount equal to the cost of a one-two-room apartment in Moscow. And few people already remember that this cemetery was founded at the end of the 17th century, as a churchyard for the poor.

Vysotsky's grave at the Vagankovsky cemetery

The Vagankovo ​​cemetery is one of the largest and most famous cemeteries in Moscow. Let's find out the story, watch a film about its secrets, and in conclusion, wander there among the majestic tombstones.

Pogost for the poor

The Vagankovsky necropolis appeared in 1771, when a plague epidemic was rampant in Moscow. From this year, by decree of the Senate, it was forbidden to bury the dead in the city churchyards and it was ordered "to set aside special cemeteries for them outside the city ... and build on them, in the first case, at least small wooden churches." A new cemetery was formed to the west of the Krasnopresnenskaya outpost near the village of Vagankovo. For almost a century and a half, poor people found their last shelter here - the peasant and petty-bourgeois estates, less often - petty officials and retired military men. In the middle of the 19th century, burial places of famous people appeared who left their mark on national history, science and culture, and in the last third of the twentieth century, the Vagankovskoye cemetery became the third most prestigious after the Kremlin and Novodevichy.

The most famous grave is Vladimir Vysotsky. According to unconfirmed rumors, Iosif Kobzon bought the burial place of the great artist for several thousand dollars in 1980, as the authorities were afraid of Vysotsky's popular popularity and did not give permission for his burial in an elite cemetery.

There are always a lot of people at the graves of Andrei Mironov (with a monument in the form of wings) and Vlad Listyev.

The last one is decorated with white marble figure a grieving female angel with a fallen wing. A few years ago, his mother, actress Maria Vladimirovna Mironova, who outlived her son by almost ten years, was also buried in the grave of Andrei Mironov.

Before last day Maria Vladimirovna came to visit her son (especially for her, the cemetery gates were opened and a car with old woman directly on the territory, which is in principle prohibited). At the prestigious Novodevichy, Mironov was not buried only because he did not have a title " National artist USSR".

In order not to destroy the gravestone of the great artist, the grave for his mother, according to the regulars of the cemetery, was dug by specialists invited from Novodevichy. Alas, in addition to the Mironovs' admirers, vandals also visit, who somehow stole a bronze fence from the grave. Recently restored...

On the grave of Igor Talkov there is a huge cross, the wooden prototype of which was found by the singer shortly before his death and brought into the house, which has always been considered a bad omen. Each of the graves has its own guide, from whom you can learn, for example, how a fan of Talkov once decided to bury herself next to him. She dug a hole, lay down in it, and even came up with a way to cover it with earth at once. Fortunately, the head did not fall asleep, and local diggers managed to save the girl. Or about how a tree that fell during a hurricane completely turned the grave of the actor Burkov...

Among those buried at the Vagankovsky cemetery, the actress, known to many from the films "Wedding in Malinovka", "Give a Book of Complaints", - Zoya Fedorova, who was killed in her apartment on Kutuzovsky Prospekt under unclear circumstances, the king from "Cinderella" Erast Garin and who do not need performance by Oleg Dal, Vitaly Solomin, Marina Levtova, Andrei Rostotsky, Mikhail Gluzsky, Maris Liepa, Yuri Bogatyrev, Anatoly Romashin, as well as the "thinking clown" and master of pantomime Leonid Yengibarov.

On the day of his death, July 25, 1972, there was an unprecedented heat and drought in Moscow. For a week now, peat swamps had been burning in the Moscow region, and on some days the air was such that it was impossible to see a person a few meters away. Yengibarov became ill. The doctor diagnosed poisoning. The artist suffered from pain and during one of the attacks he suddenly asked his mother: "Give me cold champagne, it will make me feel better!" Apparently, he did not know that champagne constricts blood vessels, drank half a glass and soon died of a broken heart. He was only 37 years old... When Yengibarov was buried, heavy rain began in Moscow. It seemed that heaven itself was mourning the loss of a wonderful artist.

To bow to the ashes of the great Russian poet Sergei Yesenin, who committed suicide in the Angleterre hotel in St. Petersburg, and today young poets come.

Many of whom, by the way, are firmly convinced that Yesenin was actually killed by the Chekists. They always readily tell their version to everyone who is interested. And they add that on the grave of Yesenin, his admirer Galina Benislavskaya committed suicide, with whom the poet at one time had a closer relationship. Benislavskaya left a posthumous note written on a piece of a pack of "Belomor". The woman shot herself with a revolver that contained a single bullet, writing in a note that if she regretted what she had done, the revolver would be next to her body. If not, she will throw him over the grave of her adored Sergei. When Benislavskaya was discovered, the revolver was a few meters from the body of the suicide. They buried the woman, as she asked, next to Yesenin. Many years later, his mother was also buried in the son's grave.

Not far from the grave of Sergei Alesandrovich is the "spiritual" grave of the great director Vsevolod Meyerhold. The fact is that Meyerhold, who was the second husband of Yesenin's wife, actress Zinaida Reich, who was brutally murdered in her apartment, was shot in prison. And since the location of his ashes is unknown, last resort Meyerhold is considered to be the Vagankovsky cemetery. Another famous theater director Yuri Zavadsky, who for many years directed the Moscow Theater. Moscow City Council, according to the existing Soviet years norms (Zavadsky was the winner of all possible prizes and awards, including the Gold Star of the Hero of Socialist Labor), was to be buried on Novodevichy cemetery. However, a will was found on the director's desk, in which he asked to be buried at the Vagankovsky cemetery next to his mother's grave. No matter how the party bureaucrats resisted, the will of the deceased was satisfied.

Many athletes also rest here: the pre-war runners, the Znamensky brothers (Georgy died of a serious illness, and Seraphim shot himself in front of his wife), speed skater Inga Artamonova, European and world champion and Olympic Games in ice dancing Lyudmila Pakhomova, football player Eduard Streltsov, football goalkeeper Lev Yashin, figure skating coach Stanislav Zhuk.

mass graves

IN ONE of the mass graves, the victims of the Khodyn disaster were buried, crushed in the crowd during the celebrations on the occasion of the coronation of Nicholas II on May 18, 1896. During the solemn ceremony, then someone said that wagons with expensive gifts appeared, and their distribution began - as a result, in a crush in a matter of hours, according to unofficial data, 1,500 people died, and another four to five thousand received various injuries. In another mass grave, the remains of soldiers - participants in the Great Patriotic War are buried.

But the victims of the recent terrorist attack on Dubrovka, spectators and participants in the musical "Nord-Ost", are buried in separate graves, sometimes even in different parts of the cemetery. Only two of them - the actors of the musical 13-year-old Arseniy Kurylenko and his 12-year-old girlfriend Kristina Kurbatova are buried nearby.

Cemetery horror stories

"KONEK" of local guides - horror stories and stories about vandals. One day a woman who was visiting her relative's grave decided to take a shortcut to the exit and began to climb over the fence of one of the graves. She fell awkwardly, and her leg was pierced and firmly pinned with a metal bar. Her cries for help were heard by passers-by - visitors to the cemetery. They called an ambulance, but the doctors who arrived could not remove the woman from the fence - they were afraid to damage the artery. The capital's rescuers came to the rescue, who freed the unfortunate woman by cutting out a piece of the fence.

Vandals at the Vagankovsky cemetery are mostly clients of precious metal collection points. A few years ago, a bronze easel was stolen from the grave of the artist N. M. Romadin, and copper strings disappeared from the monument of the harpist Maria Gorelova ... Photographs of beloved idols have repeatedly disappeared from the graves.

On the first section of the Vagankovsky cemetery there is an amazing monument - a headless female figure made of white marble under black palm trees. The pedestal of the monument is covered with inscriptions like: "Sonya, teach me how to live", "Solntsevskaya lads will not forget you", "Mother, give happiness to Zhigan".

The tombstone was ordered with the money of Odessa, Neapolitan, London, St. Petersburg and other swindlers, and, according to legend, the unforgettable Sonya the Golden Hand (in the world Sofya Blyuvshtein) rests under it - the once famous thief, and now the local saint of the underworld. Still would! After all, Sonya not only could hide diamonds in the folds of her dress or under her long nails, but she was also a “noble” thief: she returned 5,000 rubles to a widow who had been robbed by her, who had two daughters, sent a gold watch to the actor of the Maly Theater in a fit of feelings, taken in the hall from a neighbor, and a sleeping young man, near whom lay a revolver and a letter to his mother about embezzlement of 300 rubles, she saved from suicide by placing a 500-ruble banknote under his arm.

The monument was damaged a few years ago, when dashing guys from the Urals, drunk, climbed to kiss him and accidentally tore off the head of the statue. However, this cannot be called blasphemy either - after all, the grave, according to the guides, was built for fun. Actually it is empty. According to legend, somewhere nearby is the grave of the thief in law, the leader of the Black Cat gang, whose story formed the basis of Stanislav Govorukhin's film The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed. After the release of the film, "brotherhood" began to gather more often on their graves, paying tribute to their famous predecessors.

Secrets of the Vagankovsky cemetery. Secrets of the century.

Vagankovo ​​- an alternative cemetery. There are the graves of those who, for various reasons, could not be buried at Novodevichy - Talkov, Mironov, Yashin, Vysotsky, Engibarov, Dal, Shchelokov. Our country had two histories and two lives - official and unofficial. Those who created official history ended their lives at Novodevichy, and Vagankovo ​​is a churchyard for those who were surrounded by people's rumors, love and fame, but for one reason or another "did not reach" Novodevichy. The heroes of the program are the "outstanding" dead and living workers of Vagankovo. Living and Dead. The Vagankovskoye cemetery is a model of society, an alternative to the pompous and bravura political "official".

And in conclusion, a photo tour of the cemetery:

The Vagankovskoye cemetery is one of the largest and most famous necropolises in Moscow. This memorial complex covers an area of ​​50 hectares of land. Its location is the northwestern part of the capital.

The Vagankovo ​​cemetery in Moscow has become one of the monuments of history and culture.

Necropolis - the last refuge

In the capital of our country there are three cemeteries where it is customary to bury folk idols: Novodevichy, Vagankovskoye, and Kuntsevo cemetery.

The first is the most prestigious, people who officially made history are buried here. The Vagankovskoye cemetery is a kind of alternative, those who “did not reach” Novodevichy for some reason are buried here, mostly public figures, surrounded by people's love, rumor and glory. Surprisingly, the word "vagant" is translated as "wandering artists", thus, the necropolis seems to tell in advance about the kind of activity of those who found their last shelter here.

History of occurrence

The Vagankovo ​​cemetery was founded in 1771 by order of Count Grigory Orlov. Catherine II personally sent him to Moscow to prevent the consequences of the plague.

The formation of a new burial place was a necessary measure due to the many deaths from terrible disease. Land in the old cemeteries was sorely lacking.

Over the following years (until the middle of the 19th century), this place was the last refuge of peasants, petty officials, and ordinary residents of Moscow.

The Vagankovskoye cemetery in Moscow gained its popularity after the burial of the dead soldiers of the Russian army in 1812 in the battle of Borodino. After that, the graves of people who wrote their names in history began to appear here: politicians, writers, poets, scientists, military personnel, actors and others.

By the end of the 20th century Vagankovsky churchyards became famous and prestigious places for burial.

Today, there are no places for new graves in the necropolis, however, related burials and burials of urns are allowed (in closed, open columbariums and in the ground).

Once a week they spend here sightseeing tours. People visiting the Vagankovskoye cemetery take photos here quite often, taking pictures of the graves of idols.

Temple

At the entrance to the territory of the necropolis there is a complex of buildings: on the one hand, the church, on the other - administrative premises.

In 1772 a small wooden church named after John the Merciful was erected. Instead, in 1824, a stone Church of the Resurrection of the Word was built; A. Grigoriev became its architect. Funds for the construction were provided by Moscow merchants. Historical bells have been preserved in the Temple to this day.

In memory of the old church, a rotunda chapel was built, which is still there today.

The doors of the Temple were always open, even in Soviet times.

Mass graves at the Vagankovsky cemetery

The tragic moments of our history can be traced through local burials.

Here are the mass graves of the soldiers of the battle of Borodino, the burials of those who died during the stampede on the Khodynka field.

On the territory of the famous necropolis are:

• a memorial dedicated to the victims of Stalin's repressions;
• the mass grave of the defenders of Moscow who died in 1941-1942;
• monuments to those who died during the 1991 coup, the defenders of the White House and child actors who were victims of a terrorist attack in 2002 during the musical Nord-Ost.

Vagankovsky cemetery: graves of celebrities (photo)

Not all people come to the Moscow necropolis to visit the burials of their deceased relatives. Most visitors are looking for the burial places of famous people, for whom the Vagankovskoye cemetery has become the last refuge.

Photos of celebrities, forever immortalized in stone, have always attracted the eye. For some, this is comparable to a trip to historical Museum. On the territory of the Moscow necropolis there is a map that will help you navigate the terrain.

One of the most popular graves is the grave of Archpriest Valentin Amfiteatrov. It is considered miraculous, many pilgrims come here every day and pray at the cross on the grave. In the 20th century, they tried to destroy it twice, the first time they could not find it, the second time no remains were found.

Thus, the Vagankovsky cemetery keeps its “quiet residents”. Not everyone dares to take a photo of this grave, fearing to disturb the rest of the archpriest.

The starting point for visiting the most famous burials is the columbarium. Already from the entrance, along the alley, there are burials of athletes, actors, musicians, and poets in chains.

Following the directions of the map, you can easily find the most visited graves - the poet Sergei Yesenin, the poet and actor Vladimir Vysotsky. Many legends about them are kept by the Vagankovsky cemetery.

At the burial site of Yesenin, according to rumors, they see the ghost of a girl. A year after his death, G. Benislavskaya committed suicide at the poet's grave. In total, 12 people said goodbye to their lives here.

Vladimir Vysotsky rests in someone else's grave. Contrary to the order of the authorities to bury the poet and actor in the far corner, the director of the Vagankovsky cemetery gave other instructions, allocating a place at the entrance. Earlier, relatives of one of the deceased removed the remains from the artist's burial place for reburial, after which the grave was vacated. There is an opinion that those who visited his monument are inspired in creativity.

Keeps the Vagankovskoye cemetery graves of celebrities and famous artists such as A. K. Savrasov, V. A. Tropinin, V. I. Surikov.

Tombstones of folk idols of the late 20th and early 21st century

Many monuments amaze with their architectural design. You can see the majestic statues of the deceased themselves in full growth, such as, for example, by Leonid Filatov.

Other gravestones are made in the Slavic style, for example, Igor Talkov - a large cross was built in memory of him, and his photo is located at the headboard under a wooden peak. This is one of the few graves where all year round Natural flowers.

Tour guides say that one girl wanted to bury herself alive next to famous singer, but she was not completely covered with earth, and the young woman was saved.

Many similar stories are kept by the Vagankovsky cemetery. The graves of celebrities, photos of which are presented in this article, like magnets attract living people.

You can always meet someone at the graves of Andrei Mironov and Vlad Listyev. The first one has a monument in the form of wings, and a bronze angel-girl with one broken wing is crying over the grave of a well-known journalist and presenter.

Actor Mikhail Pugovkin's unusual tombstone is like a film reel containing frames from films in which he played.

Alexander Abdulov, who died of a serious illness in 2008, has white monument in the spirit of constructivism, in the form of a rock with a large cross, a photograph of the actor and three-dimensional letters with his name.

Many athletes are also buried here: the Znamensky brothers, Inga Artamonova, Lyudmila Pakhomova, Lev Yashin, Stanislav Zhuk and others.

Monuments of "ordinary" people

"Vagankovskoye cemetery" - "graves of celebrities", for some, these phrases have long become synonymous. However, when you walk along the narrow alleys of the necropolis, tombstones and “mere mortals” catch your eye, whose close people tried to decorate the burial place in an unusual way.

It is impossible to pass by some of the tombstones, they are so striking in their architecture. So, a golden angel was erected on the grave of the daughter of the artist A. Shilov.

Here you can see family crypts, moments of life literally carved out of stone, and sculptural sketches. There are graves with simple crosses or monuments erected almost 200 years ago.

Vandals and other horror stories

Unfortunately, not all people treat cemeteries with respect, and vandals often appear here. Most often they steal precious metals. So, an easel disappeared from the grave of the artist N. Romadin, and copper strings were stolen from the harpist M. Gorelova, and the fence disappeared from A. Mironov. However, photos of idols most often disappear.

Not far from the entrance to the Vagankovskoye cemetery there is a statue of a woman without a head - this is a monument erected by Sonya the Golden Handle. Its pedestal contains many handwritten inscriptions. She lost her head by accident - drunken vandals climbed to kiss the monument and accidentally broke it.

There is an opinion that it is impossible to bury on the territory of the Moscow necropolis, since here the holy cemetery ground was desecrated by the blood of suicides, and murders took place here. Also, many criminal authorities are buried here.

On the grave of A. Abdulov, they often see a glow and feel the warmth coming from somewhere below. Against this background, the photo of the actor seems alive.

There is another strange burial - A. Tenkova. Those who linger near it may fall into a trance, after which they suddenly find themselves near another grave.

The Vagankovo ​​cemetery is one of the largest in Moscow. It was built in 1771 by order of Count Orlov.

This happened at a time when Russian Empire plague raged. The territory of the Vagankovsky cemetery was allocated for the burial of those who were killed by this disease.

Only in the 19th century did they begin to bury outstanding personalities in the cemetery - about 100 thousand burials reflect the history of our state.

Participants of the Battle of Borodino, victims of Stalin's repressions, participants of the Great Patriotic War (1941-1942), children who died in the terrorist attack on Dubrovka, various famous personalities are buried in the cemetery - more than 500 thousand Muscovites in total, while only 100 thousand of all burials have been preserved .

Where is the Vagankovskoye cemetery in Moscow

The object is located at the address: Sergey Makeev street, house 15.

The area of ​​the cemetery is almost 48 hectares. This article will serve as a kind of guide between the sites where the graves of famous people are located.

Scheme showing graves

The Vagankovskoye cemetery is very extensive, without any plan or scheme, it is impossible to navigate. The diagram shown in the photo shows the location of 60 burial sites, each of which has its own number.

Two mass graves are indicated and Orthodox Church. The paths between the sections also have their own names. Also, opposite the Vagankovsky cemetery, the Armenian cemetery is located, which is its branch.

Where can I get a complete list of graves

A complete list of burials can be found at the cemetery administration or at the special site. resources. For example, here https://nekropole.info/ru/person/list?cemetery_id=3433 is a list of all persons buried at the Vagankovsky cemetery in Moscow.

Another interesting resource offers an interactive map http://vagankovo.net/interaktivnaya-karta/. By clicking on any site number, the link is followed and a list of persons buried here opens.

Which celebrity is buried

Excursions are held at the Vagankovsky cemetery for those who wish, during which sightseers will see the graves of famous personalities of our country - poets Bulat Okudzhava, Vladimir Vysotsky, Sergei Yesenin, artist Alexei Savrasov, actors Alexander Abdulov, Andrei Mironov, TV presenters Vladimir Voroshilov and Vladislav Listyev, and many others .

Grave of Vladimir Vysotsky

Vladimir Semyonovich was buried at the Vagankovsky cemetery in 1980. His grave is located next to the entrance to the cemetery, on the right side.

His site - at number 1, is still one of the most visited. His mother, Vysotskaya Nina Maksimovna, is buried next to Vysotsky.

Grave of Alexander Abdulov

A. A. Abdulov was born on May 29, 1953. The artist died on January 3, 2008. A few months before his death, he was diagnosed with lung cancer.

Alexander Gavrilovich was famous actor theater and cinema. Worked at the Lenkom Theatre. The number of films in which Abdulov starred has lost count. The number varies from 100 to 150 paintings. He was buried at the Vagankovsky cemetery at site number 2.

Grave of George Vitsin

G. M. Vitsin was born on April 5, 1917. Due to chronic diseases of the liver and heart, Vitsin passed away on October 22, 2001. Georgy Mikhailovich was a theater and film actor. He worked at the Yermolova Theater. He was involved in more than 300 works.

People know him from such films as "Prisoner of the Caucasus", "Gentlemen of Fortune". Unfortunately, in last years his work was no longer in demand. He was buried on October 25, 2001 at the Vagankovsky cemetery on site 12A.

Grave of Igor Talkov

I. V. Talkov was born on November 4, 1956. He was a singer, actor, poet. Took part in 18 projects. During a concert at the Yubileiny Sports Complex in St. Petersburg, Talkov was shot dead. He seemed to have a premonition of his death and knew how he would be killed.

He said that they would shoot at him in front of a large number of people, and the shooter would never be found. And so it happened. The killer of Igor Vladimirovich hid in Israel for a long time. The singer's funeral took place on October 9, he was buried at the Vagankovsky cemetery site number 25.

Grave of Sergei Yesenin

How to find the grave of a famous poet? In order for everyone to honor the memory of Sergei Yesenin, guide signs were installed at the Vagankovsky cemetery near the entrance. Near the grave of the poet is the grave of Galina Benislavskaya, a girl in love with the poet.

S. A. Yesenin was born on September 21, 1895. On December 28, 1925, Yesenin was found hanged in his room at the Angeleterre Hotel in St. Petersburg. He was an outstanding poet silver age. His poems have always been in demand and loved. Until now, his poems are read, they are taught in schools.

The grave of Sergei Alexandrovich is the most visited at the Vagankovsky cemetery. There are always fresh flowers on it. Yesenin's grave is constantly visited by fans of his work.

Grave of Vladislav Listyev

V. N. Listyev was born on May 10, 1956. He was a TV presenter and TV journalist. Also was the first CEO ORT. Before that, he was the host of numerous popular TV shows, such as Field of Miracles, Guess the Melody, Rush Hour.

On March 1, 1995, Listyev was shot dead in the front door of his house. He spent a little more than a month as director of ORT. The investigation into Listyev's murder is still ongoing. His grave with a tombstone is located on site number 1.

Grave of Vyacheslav Ivankov (Jap)

V. K. Ivankov was born on January 2, 1940. Was crime boss and a thief in law. Created his own criminal group. Groupings under the guise of a police search got into the apartments of those who, in their opinion, earned money by unclean labor. Some were taken to the forest and tortured. Gangs worked throughout the USSR.

On July 28, 2009, Yaponchik was attacked. He received several gunshot wounds and was taken to the hospital, where he was put into an induced coma. From September 13 to September 14, Ivankov experienced a clinical death, and on October 9 he died in an oncology center from peritonitis.

Yaponchik's grave is of great interest, so excursions are occasionally given to it. Vyacheslav Ivankov is buried at site number 55.

Grave of Andrey Mironov

A. A. Mironov was born on March 7, 1941. He was an Honored Artist of the RSFSR. He has been involved in more than 80 projects. His work is admired to this day. He gave his all to the theatre. As they say, he spent his whole life on stage. Death also caught him on the stage.

At the play "The Marriage of Figaro", where he performed leading role He had a cerebral hemorrhage. Later, the actor was found to have a congenital aneurysm. Andrey Alexandrovich Mironov was buried at site number 40.

Conclusion

The most famous attraction of the Vagankovsky cemetery is the Church of the Resurrection of the Word, built in the period 1819 - 1831. Previously, there was a small wooden church in the cemetery (1773), on the site of which in this moment there is a rotunda.

Divine services are regularly held in the existing stone church, memorial services are performed, a lot of missionary and educational work is being carried out, and a Sunday school for children is functioning.

All information, schedule, opening hours, news and much more can be seen on the official website http://vagankovo.net/.