Alexander Nevsky Cemetery, Tallinn Explained
Alexander Nevsky Cemetery (Estonian: Aleksander Nevski kalmistu) is a cemetery in the Juhkentali subdistrict of Tallinn, Estonia; it is part of Siselinna Cemetery. The cemetery is named after nearby Alexander Nevsky Cathedral.[1]
The cemetery was established in 1775.[1]
All important local Orthodox leaders are buried in this cemetery. In addition, lower clergymen, military men, and civil officials are buried in this cemetery.[1]
Burials
- Vello Agori (1894–1944), caricaturist
- Jaan Arder (1952–2014), singer
- Peter von Baranoff (1843–1924), military officer
- Vladimir Gorbatovsky (1851–1924), Imperial Russian Army general
- Erast Hiatsintov (1858–1910), politician
- Pavel Levitsky (1859–1938), military officer
- Aleksander Pallas (1887–1939), politician
- Jaan Poska[1] (1866–1920), politician
- Igor Severyanin[1] (1887–1941), poet
- Arvi Siig (1938–1999), poet
- Sergei Soldatov (1933–2003), dissident
- Roman Steinberg (1900–1939), wrestler
- Edgar de Wahl (1867–1948), mathematics and physics teacher, reinterred at Pajusi manor cemetery
Notes and References
- Book: Tallinna entsüklopeedia [Encyclopedia of Tallinn] Volume I (A-M) . 2004 . . 17 . Estonian.
