Severnoe Cemetery, cemetery in Saint Petersburg, Russia

Severnoe Cemetery is a burial ground in Pargolovo, Saint Petersburg, founded by Alexander II's decree of 20 October 1871 and opened for burials on 2 January 1875. Covering over 380 hectares in 2024, it is the city's second-largest cemetery after the Southern Cemetery. A stone Church of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos, built in 2008, stands on the central avenue.

Founded by decree of Alexander II on 20 October 1871, the cemetery opened for burials on 2 January 1875. It was originally called Uspenskoe after the Church of the Dormition built in 1874 to a design by Pavel Suzor. The church was closed in 1934 and demolished in the early 1950s; a stone Church of the Dormition was built on the central avenue in 2008.

The cemetery serves as a place where the local community honors its past and maintains Russian burial traditions. Visitors can read personal stories and learn about the area's history through the inscriptions and monuments scattered across the grounds.

Severnoe Cemetery lies in Pargolovo, in the Vyborg district north of the city centre, and is reached by suburban train or local bus. It opens daily from 9:00, closing at 19:00 from May to September and at 17:00 from October to April; 1 January is a closed day. The grounds cover more than 380 hectares, so allow time to walk between sections.

The cemetery was long served by special funeral trains from the city, and a 19th-century account describes whole trains leaving Saint Petersburg daily with dozens of coffins. Until the 1960s it was called Uspenskoe, after the Church of the Dormition built by architect P. Yu. Syuzor in 1874, closed in 1934 and demolished in the early 1950s; a stone church of the same name was built on the central avenue in 2008.