Find A Grave - Moscow Federal City

Baibakov, Nikolai Konstantinovich b. March 6, 1911 d. March 31, 2008
Economist, Statesman. The last Stalin-Era Russian Commissar. Born in the Sabunchi District of Baku, Russian Empire (now Azerbaijan) to an oil driller, he graduated from the Azerbaijan Oil and Chemistry Institute in 1932 as a mining engineer. He completed his compulsary military service from 1935 to 1937, after which he held various engineering and administrative jobs in the petroleum industry. During World War II he was in charge of evacuating oil industry facilities to the eastern regions to...[Read More] (Bio by: Fred Beisser)
Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow, Moscow Federal City, Russian Federation
Barmin, Vladimir Pavlovich b. March 17, 1909 d. July 18, 1993
Scientist. He was the chief designer of Soviet Launch Pads.
Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow, Moscow Federal City, Russian Federation
Batalov, Nikolai b. December 6, 1899 d. November 10, 1937
Actor. Charismatic Soviet star of stage and screen. From 1916 he was a fixture of the Moscow Art Theatre troupe, making a name for himself in its Second Theatre under the direction of Mikhail Chekhov. His greatest triumphs were in the long-running production of Vsevolod Ivanov's "Armored Train 14-69" (1926) and in the title role of "The Marriage of Figaro" (1930), co-starring his wife Olga Androvskaya as Susanna. Batalov's film appearances were few but memorable. They include "Aelita" (1924)...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow, Moscow Federal City, Russian Federation
Plot: Section 2, Row 15 (MAT Plot)
Batitski, Pavel Fedorovich b. June 27, 1910 d. February 17, 1984
Soviet General. He was born in the Ukrainian city of Kharkov and joined the Red Army in 1924. He attended the Frunze Military Academy and spent his early years as a member of the Russian Calvary. He was the commanding officer of the 254th, 73rd, 128th, and 50th rifle divisions during the Second World War, serving on the Ukrainian and Belorussian fronts. He was a central figure in helping to liberate the Ukraine, Moldavia, Belorussian, Poland and Czechoslovakia from German occupation forces, and...[Read More] (Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.)
Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow, Moscow Federal City, Russian Federation
Bayanova, Alla b. May 18, 1914 d. August 30, 2011
Singer. A noted folk and Cabaret artist sometimes compared to Edith Piaf, she had a career of nearly nine decades. The child of an opera singer father and a ballerina mother, she received her initial vocal training at home and started performing at nine, at first appearing with her father who by then had switched to nightclubs. By 13 she was soloing and assisting Alex Vertinsky in his Montmarte shows, then after the family relocated to Belgrade in 1929 Alla soon found herself headlining at the...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow, Moscow Federal City, Russian Federation
Bedny, Demyan b. April 13, 1883 d. May 25, 1945
Poet. Largely forgotten today, he once ranked among the Soviet Union's most famous authors. His simple, song-like topical verses, filled with slapstick wit and satire, were widely read in the 1920s and 1930s. Boris Pasternak claimed he saw "the spirit of the people" in his work. Born Yefim Alekseyevich Pridvorov in Gubovka, Ukraine, he studied at St. Petersburg University and became a committed liberal after the failed 1905 Russian Revolution. He adopted the pseudonym Demyan Bedny, which...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow, Moscow Federal City, Russian Federation
Bely, Andrei b. October 26, 1880 d. August 1, 1934
Author. Real name Boris Nikolayevich Bugayev. A leading member of Russia's Symbolist movement, he took on the name Andrei Bely (which means "Andrew White") when he published his first poems in 1901. His novel "Petersburg", rewritten three times between 1913 and 1922, is considered one of the great masterpieces of 20th Century literature. Set during the 1905 Russian Revolution, the plot concerns a young anarchist who is ordered to assassinate his father, an important Czarist official; but...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow, Moscow Federal City, Russian Federation
Plot: Section 3
Belyayev, Pavel I. b. June 26, 1925 d. January 10, 1970
Cosmonaut. Born in Chelishchevo, Russia, he was a veteran of the Soviet Air Force and became a Cosmonaut in 1960. On March 18, 1965, he made history when as comander of Voskhod 2, his co-pilot Cosmonaut Aleksey Leonov while in orbit, stepped from the vehicle and performed mankind's first "walk in space". Belyayev died in 1970, of a stomach ulcer and is regarded as a National hero. A crater on the moon and an asteroid are named after him. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cause of death: Natural causes
Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow, Moscow Federal City, Russian Federation
Plot: Section 3
Benislavskaya, Galina Arturovna b. December 16, 1897 d. December 3, 1926
Yesenin was the great love of Galina Benislavskaya. She wrote him a lot of letters and he answered some of them. After the death of Yesenin (also suicide), she decided to end also her life. After her death on the grave of Yesenin, all trees surrounding Yesenin's grave had to be removed, to avoid the next death of his fans.
Cause of death: Hung herself in a tree above the grave of Sergei Yesenin
Vagan'kovskoe Cemetery, Moscow, Moscow Federal City, Russian Federation
Plot: Meters from Yesenin's grave
Beregovoi, Georgi T. b. April 15, 1921 d. June 30, 1995
Cosmonaut. Born Georgi Timofeyevich Beregovoi in Fedorovka, Poltava, Ukraine, he was a Soviet pilot during World War II and flew 185 combat missions. In the 1950s, he became a prominent test pilot flying zero-launch rocket-boosted fighters. He became a Cosmonaut in 1965 and on October 26, 1968, was the Commander of the Soyuz 3 mission becoming the oldest man in Space at age 47. From 1972 to 1986, he was Director of the Cosmonaut Training Center and retired a Lieutenant General from the Russian...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cause of death: Natural causes
Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow, Moscow Federal City, Russian Federation
Beria, Lavrenty Pavlovich b. March 29, 1899 d. December 23, 1953
Soviet Secret Police Chief. He was the former head of the Soviet NKVD, forerunner of the Russian KGB. He joined the Bolshevik Party in 1917 and rose to prominence in the Russian Republic of Georgia. He served as head of the local Georgian secret police, and was awarded the Order of the Red Banner for suppressing and murdering thousands of anti-Soviet nationalists. In 1938 he was summoned to Moscow to head the NKVD, and served as one of [Read More] (Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.)
Donskoi Monastery Cemetery, Moscow, Moscow Federal City, Russian Federation
Plot: Ashes buried in Communal Grave No. 3
Bernes, Mark Naumovich b. September 21, 1911 d. August 16, 1969
Actor, Singer. Born of Jewish ancestry, he became one of Russia's most popular cinema and recording artists. He was one of the first Soviet entertainers to perform for Russian troops during the Second World War, and during the Russian-Sino border dispute of the mid 1960s. He made his motion picture debut in the 1936 film "Prisoners." His other film credits include: "The Miners" (1937), "The Man with the Rifle" (1938), "The Fighters" (1939), "A Great Life" (1940), Diary of a Nazi" (1942), "Two...[Read More] (Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.)
Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow, Moscow Federal City, Russian Federation
Plot: Section 7
Bethlen, Count Istavan b. October 8, 1874 d. October 5, 1946
Hungarian politician. Led the counter-insurrection against the Communist regime of Bela Kun (1919-1921) and was Prime Minister of Hungary 1921-1931. Went into hiding when Germany invaded Hungary in 1944 but was captured by the Russians in 1945 and taken to Moscow where he died in (as yet) unknown circumstances in 1946.
Donskoi Monastery Cemetery, Moscow, Moscow Federal City, Russian Federation
Biriuzov, Sergei Semenovich b. August 21, 1904 d. October 19, 1964
Soviet General. He joined the Red Army at the age of 18, gaining promotion as commander of a combat battalion. In 1937 he graduated from the Frunze Military Academy, a highly acclaimed institution for training military staff officers. Following graduation he was appointed chief of staff of a Russian rifle division and two years later was promoted to Chief of Operations for the Kharkov Military District. In August 1939 he was appointed as the commanding officer of the 132nd Rifle Division...[Read More] (Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.)
Kremlin Wall, Moscow, Moscow Federal City, Russian Federation
Blagonravov, Anatoly Arkadievich b. June 1, 1894 d. February 4, 1975
Russian scientist. He played a key role in the Sputnik program.
Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow, Moscow Federal City, Russian Federation
Bobrishev-Pushkin, Pavel Sergeievich b. July 15, 1802 d. February 13, 1865
He was a 'Dekabristy', a leader of the December 1825 Russian Revolution.
Vagan'kovskoe Cemetery, Moscow, Moscow Federal City, Russian Federation
Bogoslovsky, Nikita b. May 22, 1913 d. April 4, 2004
Composer. He composed music for 120 films and 80 shows becoming one of the Soviet Union's most beloved composers. In all he wrote over 300 musical scores. During World War II he gave concerts near the front lines and at military hospitals. His songs represented the history of the Soviet Union and they expressed all the feeling, cares and aspirations of its people. (Bio by: Ron Moody)
Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow, Moscow Federal City, Russian Federation
Bonch-Bruyevich, Vladimir Dmitryevich b. June 28, 1873 d. July 14, 1955
Bolshevik, colleague of Lenin, in charge of Soviet newspapers and publishing in the 1920s.
Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow, Moscow Federal City, Russian Federation
Bondarchuk, Sergei b. September 25, 1920 d. October 20, 1994
Film Director, Actor, Writer. After attending an acting school, and participated in the World War II as entertainment actor, he starred in several films made in Russia, including "Taras Shevchenko". His performance earned him the title of "People's Artist of the Soviet Union." In 1959 debuted as Director. In 1968 he won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for "War and Peace: Natasha, the burning of Moscow". During his career he has won several international awards, including the...[Read More] (Bio by: Lucy Caldarelli)
Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow, Moscow Federal City, Russian Federation
Bonner, Dr. Yelena b. February 15, 1923 d. June 18, 2011
Russian Political Dissident. She is remembered as the wife of Nobel Peace Prize recipient Andrei Sakharov and as a strong opponent of the Soviet regime in her own right. Raised in what was then Soviet Central Asia, both of her parents were active Communists. Bonner was essentially orphaned in 1937 when her father Gregori Alikhanov was murdered in one of Stalin's purges and her Jewish mother was sent to a labor camp; though she had been expelled from the Young Communist League for refusing to...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Vostryakovskoe Cemetery, Moscow, Moscow Federal City, Russian Federation

Records 1 to 20

Records 21 to 40 (of 366 total matches)

Records 41 to 60