Even after their death, bandits are especially kindly treated. In cemeteries, they get only VIP places: in the central avenue or at the entrance. Some of the monuments have special lighting, even in winter you will not see snow or ice on them, and in summer everything is filled with fresh flowers. Graves of criminal authorities are available at all prestigious cemeteries in Moscow: Vagankovsky, Danilovsky, Staroarmyansky or Nikolo-Arkhangelsky. There are even special private cemeteries for lads, such as located in Rakitki near Moscow. In the 90s, bandits redeemed entire land so that after death the boys stayed together. Today we will go on a short tour of the cemeteries of Moscow and “look” at the graves of criminal authorities, photos of the monuments to the most famous bandits will be presented below.
The legendary personality of Moscow in the late 80s
Otari Kvantrishvili was considered the godfather of capital crime and at the same time a fighter for justice. At first he was just a card player. By the way, he was one of the close friends of Vyacheslav Ivankov, known as Jap. In 1993, Otari created a party called “Athletes of Russia” and took part in the defeat of the government building (the White House). Headed the Fund for Social Protection of Athletes. Yashin. What else can be said about Otari Kvantrishvili? This is a well-deserved Greco-Roman wrestling coach and businessman.
In 1994, on April 5, he was shot by a killer-sniper when leaving the Krasnopresnenskaya bath. The killer has still not been found. None of the versions put forward by the investigation was officially confirmed. It is believed that the killer was caught by the famous Russian killer Alexander Solonik, aka Sasha of Macedon. On his account, dozens of murders, including criminal authorities.
The head of the Ryazan criminal group
We walk along the Vagankovsky graveyard further. The prestigious cemetery is today considered closed, it is crowded. Here, only burials along a kinship line are possible. However, new graves of criminal authorities (bandits) still mysteriously appear on the graveyard. So, for example, it is not clear for what reasons the gravestone of Viktor Ayrapetov appeared here. Approaching the monument, I want to squint. A heavy marble slab is surrounded by a richly gilded fence. Some say that Ayrapetov himself came to admire the pompous grave. Not from the other world, of course, but from our ordinary life. According to the official version, the bandit is dead, but in fact (according to one version), shortly before his stage death, he received Greek citizenship and a new surname Aravidis.
Monuments to authorities
The graves of criminal authorities on the Armenian site are similar to the monument to Pushkin on Tverskaya Square. The tombstone of Vladimir Sergeyevich Oganov is made in the form of an old armchair on which a pensive bronze man sits. To his left is his brother, Rudolph. The entire space near the graves is lined with marble vases with roses, lilies and chrysanthemums. The Oganov brothers, they are also Vachigos Six-fingered and Rudik Bakinsky, were not just thieves, they occupied the highest places in the criminal hierarchy. That is what they had to pay for. In the last century, the Oganov brothers and Grandfather Hassan (Aslan Usoyan) unleashed a criminal war, which later became the war of the mafia clans.
The most erudite "authority" of the late 80's
We move further along the cemetery, where we will see the graves of the criminal authorities of the Bauman criminal group. In the very center of the 28th section of the Vagankovskoye cemetery there is a black monument, under which the brother’s leader, Bobon (Vladislav Abrekovich Vygorbin-Wanner), is buried. Beside him lies his bodyguard.
Bobon was considered one of the most knowledgeable and powerful "authorities." His criminal group intimidated half of Moscow. He, in turn, was the right hand of the bandit Globus (Valery Dlugach). Bobon's passion was cars, he often drove his white sports “Buick” without a driver’s license, which he simply didn’t have. The fact is that he was serving one of his terms in a psychiatric hospital, where he perfectly mastered English, but with a certificate of mental illness, he could not go through the commission and get a driver’s license.
Due to a dispute that erupted in 1994 regarding a nightclub sponsored by Globus and his group, Dlugach unexpectedly asked to increase his percentage in the share. For which he was shot by the “Kurgan”, and Solonik decided to take all the blame for the murder. He later killed Bobon. The killers prepared for the operation in advance: in the concrete fence on the territory of the shooting gallery located on the Volokolamsk highway, holes were pre-drilled in advance. As soon as Bobon's car drove into the courtyard, shooting started on it. Along with the criminal authority, his bodyguard also died. The daughter who survived fell on time on the floor.
No place paints a man
At Danilovsky Cemetery, the graves of criminal authorities are hidden from prying eyes. Once in the world of granite, the first thing you pay attention to is the family burial of Chograshi. On stalls from marble the following are knocked out: "Nono", "Kike" and "Dato".
In 2001, in the month of August, the 600th Mercedes was burned in Khimki, in which the famous Armenian thieves in law - the Chograshi brothers moved. The car moved towards Sheremetyevo, but suddenly caught fire on the way. The cause of the fire was an explosion. Brothers Dato and Nono died in the hospital from severe burns. Allegedly, the attempt is connected with the division of the thieves common fund.
The deceased criminal authorities are rolling to their last refuge in bronze and varnish. Their coffins can be considered a real work of art: they are made of mahogany, equipped with bronze handles, have lights, air conditioning and even a built-in stereo music system, some decorated with paintings by famous artists. Two-coffin coffins equipped with an elevator were especially popular. The cost of such a "home" is at least 10 thousand dollars. Places under the graves of criminal authorities in Moscow cost 50-200 thousand rubles.
New attraction of the Vagankovsky cemetery
In 2009, the entire criminal world escorted Ivankov (Jap) to the last journey. His grave is located in one of the most famous cemeteries of the capital - Vagankovsky. Here lie such outstanding personalities as the poet Yesenin, actor Mironov, athlete Yashin and artist Surikov. In a word, mere mortals cannot get here. But the Ivankov brothers found in the depths the grave of his mother, so the city authorities gave permission for the burial of authority. Hundreds of bandits attended the funeral.
In any city in Russia, the graves of criminal authorities stand out noticeably against the background of old, in some places rust-covered monuments.