Monday 9 August 2010

kremlin wall cemetery

The black and white blocks on the left are a chequered memorial to Nikita Khruschev, who was denied a place in the Kremlin Wall. Go out of the cemetery and left around the fortified walls to visit the glorious Novodevichy Convent. From artists...

at the Kremlin wall,
at the Kremlin wall,

alongside the Kremlin wall
alongside the Kremlin wall

Kremlin wall was denied.
Kremlin wall was denied.

Kremlin Wall Necropolis.
Kremlin Wall Necropolis.

Kremlin Wall Necropolis.
Kremlin Wall Necropolis.

Cemeteries in Moscow: Novodevichy Cemetery, Kremlin Wall Necropolis,
Cemeteries in Moscow: Novodevichy Cemetery, Kremlin Wall Necropolis,

For example, all Soviet heads of state are buried at site #1 – the Kremlin wall. The only exception is Nikita Khrushchev – whose falling out of favor is evident in his burial at site # 2 – Novodevichy cemetery. Another example is...
A Lovely Day for a Trip to the Graveyard — The Dustbin of History

But we did visit the adjacent cemetery, Moscow's most famous cemetery besides the Kremlin Wall Necropolis, which for many years now has been closed to future burials. It was reserved mostly, or perhaps exclusively,...
kremlin wall cemetery

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