Moscow Armenian Cemetery, Moscow

The Armenian Cemetery of Moscow is an Armenian historical cemetery in Moscow, Russia It is located in the Krasnaya Presnya district, not far from Vagankovo Cemetery. The cemetery was established in 1804 by the initiative of Minas Lazarev, the leader Moscow’s Armenian community, who also initiated the construction of the Surb Harutyun Armenian church. The Lazarev family crypt is located under the church. The cemetery and the church are under state protection. Among the state-protected monuments are the obelisk on A.A. Loris-Melikov's tomb, Ananov's tombs, khachkar on D.S. Melik-Beglyarov's tomb, and the modernist gravestone for Nikolai Tarasov sculpted by Nikolai Andreev. The Armenian Cemetery is also the resting place for the remains of people who were not of Armenian descent. ()