One of the most serious problems of megacities was the burial of the dead, as well as the care, preservation and development of current and historical places of eternal rest. Today in St. Petersburg there are thirteen historical cemeteries and eighty-five cemeteries in general. One of the most popular among them is Kuzmolovskoye.
Where is the Kuzmolovskoye cemetery?
It is located in the Vsevolozhsk district of the Leningrad region on the territory of the village of the same name. The cemetery occupies a not very large territory, and recently there are practically no places for burial places within it. It should be noted that according to the reviews of citizens, the Kuzmolovskoe cemetery enjoys well-deserved attention in terms of atmosphere and level of services. However, according to information taken from open sources on the Internet, in 2016 a criminal case was opened against the cemetery administration for bribery on an especially large scale - for illegal sale of burial places.
How to get there
It is best to get to it by car from the Devyatkino metro along Leningradskoye Shosse to Yubileynaya Street, and then turn left onto Zaozernaya Street.
If there is no car, then you can get to the cemetery by suburban transport. This can be done from the same metro station "Devyatkino" on buses No. 619 and No. 621. Or from the metro station "Prospekt Enlightenment" or "Grazhdansky Prospekt" on bus number 205.
The working hours of the cemetery: every day, seven days a week, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
History of the Graveyard
The cemetery was opened in the post-perestroika years - in 1994. The place for burial was chosen very well - around coniferous forest, dry sandy soil, silence (the complex is located 11 kilometers from the highway).
Kuzmolovskoe cemetery has a European lawn and park layout and is divided into a wide avenue into two parts. Spruce and pine trees were planted along the alley, comfortable benches were set up. The lawns around are planted with grass, which, as it grows, is trimmed gently.
In the cemetery there are burials for people of different nationalities and affluence. The funeral and commemoration of the deceased Orthodox is held in the cemetery church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
The cemetery administration also provided facilities for those who come here to remember their loved ones and take care of the graves: there is a water supply system, there is an access road and a parking lot, a bus stop, assistance is provided in decorating the graves. It is also possible to provide care services for the burial place by the cemetery staff.
Incidents and burials at the Kuzmolovsky cemetery
In March 2017, an attack was carried out on the territory of the cemetery against a creative group of reporters filming a story about the organization of a cemetery business. Police attackers were detained.
In early August, the cemetery was closed, but the day after this event, a clash took place on its territory between its previous owners and the security company 13 Legion.
In mid-August, the remains of the deputy of the Legislative Assembly, Pavel Soltan and his wife Svetlana, were buried here and one of their daughters after a while. These events sparked a wave of public debate.
In 2016, the St. Petersburg athlete Nikita Sotskov, who crashed during the races, was buried at the Kuzmolovsky cemetery. Earlier, poet Vadim Shefner was buried in the same cemetery .
Here lie: head coach of the Russian women's judo team Anatoly Rakhlin, Emergencies Ministry Major Dmitry Tikhomirov, who died during rescue operations in a fire in a residential building in the village of Kobrino, bibliographer and historian Arlen Viktorovich Blum, poet Lev Abramovich Danovsky, Honored Artist of the RSFSR, theater and film actor Vladimir Vasilyevich Letenkov, Soviet athlete, athlete Ivan Semenovich Pozhidaev, Russian musician Grigory Grigoryevich Sologub, Russian biathlon champion Maria Strelenko, etc.