There are about 29 cemeteries in Kiev. Myshelovskoye and Starobryadnoe are closed, the rest are partially open for burials. The only graveyard on which burials are made is the Northern cemetery of Kiev.
Description
Northern cemetery is a city cemetery, which is located near the village of Rozhevka, Brovarsky district in the Kiev region (27 km from the city of Kiev).
The necropolis was founded in 1989 in the territory where Chernobyl, chemical and other toxic wastes were buried. The area of the Northern cemetery in Kiev is about 98 hectares.
As of 2009, about 30,000 people were buried here. Of these, about 10,000 burials of unidentified bodies were made at the expense of the state.
Currently, the cemetery is very groomed. On both sides of the central alley, next to the urns, there is graveyard litter in the form of last year's wreaths and bouquets.
A huge number on the Northern cemetery of abandoned and groomed graves with black tablets. And on the outskirts of it, most of the plates are generally rusted so much that it is almost impossible to consider the names.
The northern cemetery in Kiev is an interfaith graveyard where burials are made regardless of religion, nationality or racial affiliation of a person.
Currently, there are very few free places on the territory, and given that this is practically the only open cemetery in the city, the issue of burials in the near future is an urgent and serious problem of the Ukrainian metropolis.
Graves of famous people
Great Ukrainians were buried in the Northern Cemetery, who glorified the country, made a significant contribution to the development of its science and culture:
- Ukrainian writer Aleksey Dmitrenko;
- film and theater actor, Honored Artist of Ukraine Valery Nakonechny;
- literary critic Eduard Gil;
- Valentin Tarasenko, sociologist, professor of the Department of History at Kiev National University.
Alexey Dmitrenko died at the age of 69 in 2009. This is a well-known Ukrainian writer and writer, author of short stories, essays, novels, novels and poems. He became the founder of Ukrainian art documentary works. His novels are based on reliable facts, which are documented. A.M. Dmitrenko in 1987 received the State Prize of the Ukrainian SSR for the novel "Stork".
Valery Nakonechny died in 2011. He was an Honored Artist of Ukraine, was a member of the National Union of Cinematographers of Ukraine. He was known as a master of episodic roles.
Valentin Tarasenko died in 2014. A well-known Ukrainian sociologist and professor at the Department of History at Kiev National University is buried in the Northern Cemetery in Kiev.
Edward Gil died in 2014. This is a famous Ukrainian literary critic and honorary resident of the Obolon district in Kiev.
Temple
On the left side of the main entrance to the Northern cemetery, the church of St. Nicholas of Myra was built. It was erected in 2009.
In Catholicism and Orthodoxy, St. Nicholas of Myra is revered as the patron saint of children, merchants and sailors, and also as a miracle worker. In the Western world, it is assumed that he became the prototype of the well-known Santa Claus. Among the Eastern Slavs, St. Nicholas is a very significant and revered saint. St. Nicholas the Wonderworker is celebrated on December 19.
Do I need to go to the cemetery?
Recently, the society has been sharply discussing the question of whether to go to the cemetery. Many, especially young people, are inclined to believe that it is useless to go there, that they will not return a person, and visiting the grave is a waste of time and effort. Because of this position, a lot of abandoned graveyards and groomed graves appeared. Part of the Northern cemetery in Kiev also becomes abandoned.
You can be an absolute atheist, do not believe in the afterlife, but you have to go to the cemetery. At least just pay tribute to the deceased person, remove his grave and once again think about him. In addition, direct buses to the North cemetery were launched in Kiev, which greatly facilitates the opportunity to visit the graveyard.
Address and how to get to the Northern cemetery
Pogost is located at the address: Rozhevka village, Brovarsky district, Kiev region, Ukraine.
How to get to the Northern cemetery:
- from the metro station "Lesnaya" there is a 258 bus to the cemetery (final stop);
- by minibus from the streets of Miloslavskaya, Vershigory, Lesnoy prospekt, Vadim Getman or from the metro station "Poznyaki" - all routes go through the stop "Northern cemetery";
- on tram number 28, 35, 29, 8, 32.