Levashovo Memorial Cemetery

Levashovo Memorial Cemetery is a site in Levashovo, Russia, that holds the remains of people who died under Soviet rule between 1937 and 1954. The grounds cover several hectares with thousands of documented burial locations.

The burial ground remained unknown until 1989, when an exploration group from Memorial Society discovered it. During the decades before, it served as a secret resting place for victims of political persecution under Stalin.

The site shows its character through the memorials placed by different communities. Visitors walk past tributes for Assyrian, Jewish, Latvian, Lithuanian and Polish families.

Visitors reach the site by taking a suburban train from Finlandsky Railway Station to Levashovo station. The grounds are open daily and allow quiet reflection.

Families attach photos and mementos to trees across the grounds because the exact burial locations remain unknown. These makeshift tributes create a landscape of personal memory.

Location: Levashovo

Inception: 1937

Website: https://lev.mapofmemory.org

GPS coordinates: 60.09389,30.19056

Latest update: December 5, 2025 22:27