Troyekurovskoye cemetery, Cemetery in Ochakovo-Matveyevskoye District, Moscow, Russia.
Troyekurovskoye Cemetery covers 33.72 hectares on Ryabinovaya Street in Moscow's Mozhaysky District. A straight paved path runs between rows of black polished granite slabs, upright crosses and curved headstones, some with carved Orthodox crosses; a small white chapel with a dark roof and gold cross stands at the far end. The Church of Saint Nicholas, built in 1699–1704, also stands on the grounds.
The grounds opened in 1962 and took their name from the Troyekurov princely family of the Rurikid dynasty who owned the village during the 1600s. The church was built between 1699 and 1704 and reopened in 1991 after decades of closure.
Graves of soldiers, writers and actors lie among the paths, while journalist Anna Politkovskaya found her final rest here. Families visit throughout the year, bringing flowers or lighting candles according to Orthodox custom.
Access is through the main paths, and orientation signs help locate specific sections within the grounds. Many memorials are documented with photographs and some with GPS coordinates, making searches easier.
The cemetery was laid out in 1962 partly on the grounds of the Troyekurov estate, and its old manor house was dismantled by the early 1970s. Of the estate buildings, only the Church of Saint Nicholas remains, next to the ponds. The poet Semyon Lipkin said it was conceived as a branch of Novodevichy.
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