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Ragulin, Alexander 'Rags' b. May 5, 1941 d. November 17, 2004
Professional Hockey Player, Olympic Medalist. A top Soviet hockey player during the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, Ragulin played as a Defenseman for the Red Army ice hockey team and the Russia and Intl hockey leagues. Ragulin played for Khimik Voskresensk from 1957 to 1962, CSKA Moscow from 1962 to 1974, Russian National Team from 1969 to 1970, Soviet Union All-Stars from 1972 to 1973, and Novokuzhetsk Metallurg from 1992 to 1993. Among many of Ragulin's awards and honours was being a 10 time World...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Vagan'kovskoe Cemetery, Moscow, Moscow Federal City, Russian Federation
Raikh, Zinaida b. July 3, 1894 d. July 14, 1939
Actress. She was married to the poet Sergei Essenin from 1917 to 1921. Known more for her great beauty and fiery temperament than for her acting ability, she nevertheless became a star at the theatre of Vsevolod Meyerhold, whom she married in 1924. In 1939, Josef Stalin had Meyerhold arrested on trumped-up charges of anti-Soviet activities. Three weeks later, thugs acting on orders of Stalin's secret police broke into Meyerhold's Moscow apartment and savagely attacked Raikh; she died of 17...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Vagan'kovskoe Cemetery, Moscow, Moscow Federal City, Russian Federation
Plot: Section 17
Solonitsyn, Anatoly b. August 30, 1934 d. June 11, 1982
Actor. Rugged yet sensitive character star of Soviet Russian films. Born in Niznij Tagil, he worked as a mechanic while moonlighting as an unpaid performer in regional theatre. In 1964 he was plucked from obscurity by director Andrei Tarkovsky and cast in the title role of his epic historical film "Andrei Rublev", which took a grueling two years to complete. It proved highly controversial in the USSR and abroad and would not receive wide release until 1971, though Solonitsyn's performance was...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Vagan'kovskoe Cemetery, Moscow, Moscow Federal City, Russian Federation
Starostin, Nikolai Petrovich b. February 26, 1902 d. February 17, 1996
Russian football (soccer) champion and according to the memorial, 'hero of socialist labour.'
Vagan'kovskoe Cemetery, Moscow, Moscow Federal City, Russian Federation
Surikov, Vasily b. January 24, 1848 d. March 19, 1916
Artist. Considered a master of historical pictures, his works include "Morning of Archers' Execution," "Menshikov in Berezovo," "Boyarinya Morozova," "Capture of Winter Town," "Conquest of Siberia by Yermak," "March of Suvorov Over the Alps," "Stepan Razin," and "Attendance of the Monastery by Tsarevna." (Bio by: Graveaddiction)
Vagan'kovskoe Cemetery, Moscow, Moscow Federal City, Russian Federation
Svetlanov, Evgeny b. September 6, 1928 d. May 3, 2002
Symphony Orchestra Conductor. He was lead conductor of the Bolshoi orchestra for many years and the artistic director of the State Symphonic orchestra since 1965. He was awarded the title of the USSR People's Artist, the highest honour in the country.
Vagan'kovskoe Cemetery, Moscow, Moscow Federal City, Russian Federation
Talkov, Igor b. November 4, 1956 d. October 6, 1991
Poet, Singer. Shot on stage in St. Petersburg and the assassin was never caught.
Vagan'kovskoe Cemetery, Moscow, Moscow Federal City, Russian Federation
Tynyanov, Yuri b. October 18, 1894 d. December 20, 1943
Author. A prominent member of the "Formalist" movement of Soviet Literature in the 1920's, he is best-known for his humorous tale "Lieutenant Kizhe" (1927). It is set during the reign of Czar Paul in the late 1700's. A clerical error on an official document results in the creation of a nonexistant officer, a Lieutenant Kizhe. The unusual name catches Czar Paul's eye, and he promotes Kizhe to general. Terrified of revealing the mistake, the Czar's subordinates invent an elaborate career for...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Vagan'kovskoe Cemetery, Moscow, Moscow Federal City, Russian Federation
Vysotsky, Vladimir b. January 25, 1938 d. July 23, 1980
Actor, singer and icon. He is Russia's Bob Dylan and more. A major anti-establishment figure throughout the 60's and 70's, his songs which were never officially published during the communist era were, and are, known to every Russian. His grave is the site of a major pilgrimage on the anniversary of his death in July. The horses on his monument refer to one of his most famous songs.
Vagan'kovskoe Cemetery, Moscow, Moscow Federal City, Russian Federation
Yesenin, Sergei Alexandrovich b. October 2, 1895 d. December 28, 1925
Poet. The son of Russian peasants, born in Kronstantinovo. When he was seventeen he moved to Moscow and worked as a proof-reader. Yesenin began writing poetry and was a great admirer of Alexander Blok. His first volume of poetry, "Ritual for the Dead," was published in 1916. He supported the October Revolution as he believed it would provide a better life for the peasantry. This was reflected in his volume of poems, "Otherland." He soon became disillusioned and began to criticize the Bolshevik...[Read More] (Bio by: Jelena)
Vagan'kovskoe Cemetery, Moscow, Moscow Federal City, Russian Federation

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