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The opening of the memorial family Tretyakovs.
Foundation named after Pavel Tretyakov completed a project to create a memorial to the family Tretyakovs Danilovsky cemetery, and today, September 6 at 13.00 on the arrow Danilov Cemetery (4 th Roshinsky Passage, 10) held its grand opening. The ceremony will be attended by representatives of city authorities, the Moscow business world, members of the Tretyakov Gallery, cultural figures.
In different parts of the cemetery are graves of representatives of several generations of this family. At the arrow Danilovsky cemetery is a site with the graves of Michael Zakharo and Alexandra Danilovna - parents founding the National Art Gallery Tretyakov brothers. And at the same location in 1892, was buried Sergei Mikhailovich, and in 1898 - Pavel Tretyakov. Here lie the people close to them, wives and children. In 1948 the remains of the brothers were moved to the cemetery at that time acquires the status of the pantheon of art and culture. Since then, left without care and attention to the grave Danilovsky cemetery began to decline.
Charitable Foundation. Tretyakov, which aims to preserve cultural heritage and traditions of national philanthropy in 2007 initiated a project to create a memorial to the family Tretyakov, whose purpose - a tribute to the descendants of the great family.
The first stage of the project was the opening of the memorial plaque at the entrance to the cemetery Danilovskaya, reminiscent of the persons on the territory of historic graves included in 2006 in the number of objects of cultural heritage of Moscow.
The second step was the implementation of the restoration of monuments and the creation of a holistic memorial complex. Organized to work on bringing in proper condition of the old tombstones of parents and family members Tretyakov, restored the missing pieces of monuments (crosses and bas-reliefs), reproduced the lost inscription is a memorial shroud in place of the burial of the Tretyakov brothers, landscaping of adjoining territories.
Based on stored in the State Tretyakov Gallery of archival materials and taking into account the wishes of the descendants was the most carefully recreated the original form of family necropolis.
Source: Press Release Charitable Foundation. Tretyakov

Editor: Good news. Very true and very human. It is hoped that this initiative will be supported and other institutions involved in preserving the historical memory.

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about where people are buried, left a mark in society, in our case - in culture and art, in what state are their graves, thinking somehow not accepted. Generally, the text of biographies end with information about the date and place of death, rarely - the place of burial. And it remains the only life works - they explore, sell, buy, they are admired and dream to get in the collection. And what happened to the final resting place of the author, especially if no family members who care for the burial, critics either did not know whether silent.
If at the time the artist was buried in, say, in Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow or Tikhvin Cemetery (Necropolis of Masters of Arts), the Alexander Nevsky Monastery in St. Petersburg, it is hoped that his tomb is in order, but thanks for this should not lovers talent, and ministers cemetery. Although there are unfortunate exceptions: according to the site m-necropol.narod.ru, the tomb of George Bogdanovich Yakulov (1884-1928), who was buried in the Novodevichy cemetery (2 nd section, a number 9), is in poor condition.
Tomb GB Yakulov at Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow
Source: m-necropol.narod.ru
Equally sad looks and burial Baksheev Vasily Nikolaevich (1862-1958) at the 4 th part of the same Novodevichy cemetery. She immediately catches the eye at the transition from modern to old territory.
Tomb VN Baksheev at Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow
Source: m-necropol.narod.ru
But with the graves of those who rest on the usual, for example, Moscow necropolises, sometimes things are very bad. Tomb virtually destroyed, the foundation collapsed, vertical concrete tower turned into a shapeless lump cracked. Once she had a bronze bas-relief of the artist, who long ago stole the hunters, non-ferrous metals.
Grave of Robert Falk on Kalitnikovskaya cemetery in Moscow
Source: m-necropol.narod.ru
The list goes on, but these artists are dumping even exist and they can still be repaired, and there are those whose graves are forgotten, or perhaps already have been wiped out - in particular, the Society nekropolistov while unsuccessfully looking for Moscow's cemeteries 1973 ago was buried Paul Gavrilovic. Two and a half hours I was looking for his grave, walking in circles on one small square. I even could not imagine that it is a garbage dump in a deplorable condition.
Tomb of the artist, professor Volokidina, 19.08.2009, Odessa. Source: Forum AI

... Repair, as we could. However, no easily available. Bare hands normally are not clear. I bought at the entrance of artificial flowers, which were.
Honestly, it was impossible to simply turn around and leave. Indeed, we must do something orderly. There, there, they say, there is still grave and Dvornikova Kostandi, but I did not find. Okay, so Kostandi have relatives who remember and care.
It often happens that the person who died, there is not one relative living in the city, where he is buried. But how many students of art schools, students Grekovka, University. Ushyns'kogo daily hear the name Volokidina, exploring creativity of his students write essays and theses on southern Russian school of painting. Add There's nothing. The call is relevant - and not just for students, and not only in Odessa. If the sincere intentions of fans will be backed by sponsors (as in the above situation with the Fund Tretyakov), many of the graves of prominent Russian cultural figures will return to a state memorial to the revered, and not wrecked reproach descendants.

Elena Vladimirova, AI

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