Thoughts of cemeteries do not belong to the category of positive, so of them are trying not to think unnecessarily.But the cemetery - a significant element of urban infrastructure.And they do not appear possible to draw conclusions about the degree of civilization of the inhabitants of the settlement, and cultural traditions of society.Famous historical cemetery in St. Petersburg have always been a special expressiveness and aristocracy.And this is a tradition that should not be overlooked in the early twenty-first century.
For the eastern outskirts of
Kovalevskaya Cemetery is difficult to attribute to the ancient.It was founded in September 1984 by decision of the Leningrad City Council.Kovalevskaya cemetery located outside the city limits, in the Vsevolozhsk district of the Leningrad region.In an administrative sense, it is a structural unit of the Civil Code "Specialized Service of St. Petersburg for the funeral business."The total area of the churchyard is currently 110 hectares.There is a pool of free space that can be attached to the main area when required.Kovalevskaya Cemetery on the map is divided into fifty-rated sites.Most of them have a shape close to a square, and is divided into four "quarter".There are sites for burial of confessional, as well as the burial site for soldiers.
Background Kovalevsky cemetery
first burial in the territory appeared much earlier.It was connected with such tragic events in the history of the city, what is the Great Patriotic War and the blockade of Leningrad.It was during these years in the area, serves as a platform for the mass graves were buried, many residents of the city.Those who died from the bombing and shelling, those who died of hunger.By the way, next to the place where today is located Kovalevskaya cemetery during the war it took place the famous road of life, linking the besieged Leningrad with a large ground.Currently, specialists ethnographers conducted research aimed at, to collate information on the burial ground blockade.Not least, this applies to Kovalevsky cemetery.We can only regret that the burial place of the times of the blockade is not marked in the cemetery properly.
Mode necropolis and landscaping
Kovalevskaya cemetery is currently open.Burials are made in related graves, and in the space.It is also carried out and burial urns with ashes, and burial in mass graves of those who have not been claimed by relatives.The area of the cemetery is open to visitors from 9 am to 17 pm from October to April, from 9 to 18 - from May to September.First of January is considered the weekends.Since 1997, the cemetery Church of St. Euphemia acts and Gennady, you can put a memorial candle and ordered a memorial prayer service.Also a burial place for the Orthodox rite, highlighted areas for those who professed the Muslim and Jewish religion.At the cemetery made the necessary minimum of work on landscaping and gardening.Unfortunately, the firm has so far only cover the main thoroughfares and alleys between them.To fully comply with the architectural appearance of the cemetery to modern standards will make a lot more.Such improvement works planned in the coming years, the funds for the infrastructure development of the cemetery to the city budget of St. Petersburg laid.
People
Thirty years of existence - it is to the necropolis is not so long, and as especially prestigious cemetery Kovalevsky can not be attributed.However, in this graveyard have found their final resting place, some people who left an imprint in the Russian culture and science.First of all, it should be noted Alexander Bashlachev.This poet, artist and musician was one of the brightest stars of the Russian rock scene.Besides it Kovalevsky cemetery are buried: the artists I. Godlewski and NI Timkov, jazz musician N. Rezanov, film director N. Ershov, scientists Knorozov NE and Smolensk NA
Kovalevskaya Cemetery, St. Petersburg - Map
scheme necropolis demonstrates some crudity numbering areas.Their fifty, but they are not always located sequentially (in numerical order).Typically, such a chaos in numbering increases over time to an existing territory joined by new areas.But the necessary information about the graves can be obtained from the administration of the cemetery, the building which is located to the right of the main entrance.Here are the housekeeping services and all sorts of businesses.
Kovalevskaya cemetery - how to get
Near the territory of the necropolis runs one of the backbones of the October Railway.Incidentally, the cemetery its name Kovalevskaya received by name located on its platform Kovalev.In order to get to the cemetery, it should go to the platform by train from the Finland Station.And to the necropolis can be reached by taxi from the metro station "Ladoga".It should be noted that the Easter week and SATURDAY influx of visitors to the cemetery many times increases.These days, the carriage of passengers are provided by shuttle buses from the metro station "Ladoga" and from other points of the city.Number of rolling taxis also increases.
