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The Smolensk cemetery in St. Petersburg is probably the oldest in the whole city. It appeared approximately simultaneously with the city itself. Moreover, this place attracts with its mystery, mysticism and many legends.
Why "Smolenskoe"
There is a belief that during the construction period workers came from Smolensk. Due to hard work and poor living conditions, they died early. And they buried them on south coast islands along Since then, the field along it began to be called Smolensk.
However, most likely, this version is just someone's speculation. The names of the river and the cemetery appeared after the construction of a church in this place, dedicated to the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God. The author of this icon was Saint Luke. And Vladimir Monomakh moved her to Smolensk. Hence the corresponding name.
In 1792, the church was rebuilt and was re-illuminated with the name of the Archangel Michael. However, the temple has not survived to this day, as it was dismantled in the 19th century.
"Double" Smolenskoe cemetery
St. Petersburg and the famous cemetery have a common history and begin almost simultaneously. So, after the Poltava victory, thanks to which the northern capital exists, there was not a single officially approved cemetery in the city. Wherever it happened, they buried there. On Vasilievsky Island, they were buried along the left bank of the Smolenka River (formerly the Black River). In 1710, a military office was built here, and the cemetery became a burial place for prisoners who died in the St. Petersburg prison. Rumor has it that the dead criminals were buried right in the shackles.
The name "Smolenskoye Cemetery" refers to two independent cemeteries located nearby - Orthodox and Lutheran (German). The oldest is considered to be Orthodox.
This cemetery became the official burial place in 1738 by the order of the Synod. The German cemetery was opened later - in 1747.
The cemetery was tidied up and landscaped. Since there was no own chapel, in 1755 a church was erected in honor of the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God. Since then, parishioners, residents of the city, and cadets have been buried here. In 1807, the remains of the Knights of Malta were buried. In 1831, a place was fenced off for the burial of people who died from cholera.
By the middle of the 19th century, the Smolensk cemetery in St. Petersburg was considered the largest in the city. In 1860, the number of those buried was 350 thousand. Today the territory of the churchyard is about 50 hectares.
Flood
At the end of 1824, a flood hit the Smolenskoye cemetery. All the fences were torn down, the crosses were washed away, the burial places themselves were covered with earth so that it was almost impossible to find them. After the flood, many were unable to find the graves of their loved ones. The flood destroyed the entire archive in the church; only parish books were preserved, which the priests kept at home. was destroyed almost to the ground. As a result, it had to be demolished, since the building was no longer subject to restoration. During the flood, even three old women drowned, unable to escape.
In a word, the whole cemetery was brought into complete disarray and suffered enormous losses. It took a lot of time and effort to remove and restore everything. However, many burials have not been found. For example, the burial place of the Knights of Malta.
The Legend of the Forty Priests
The Smolensk cemetery in St. Petersburg is usually crowded. Not only relatives come here to honor the memory of the deceased, but also those who simply want to walk and look at the graves of famous people, as well as those who wish to plunge into the atmosphere of secrets and mysticism. In the old historical part of the cemetery, which is very neglected, according to legend, you can meet ghosts. Many legends are associated with this place. And the most terrible and ominous is the legend of 40 martyrs in the name of faith. Many scientists and historians believe that this is not just a legend, but an event that actually took place.
In the 1920s, the authorities arrested forty priests from the Leningrad diocese. The arrested were brought to the Smolensk cemetery. They were lined up along the dug grave and were given a choice: either life in exchange for renouncing God, or death. None of the priests denied God. Then they were all buried alive. According to eyewitnesses, for three days the groans of the martyrs were heard from under the ground, and then the grave was illuminated by a divine ray, and it became quiet.
Despite the fact that almost a century has passed since the tragedy, people come to the grave to honor the memory of the forty martyrs. There are always candles and flowers on the grave.
Blessed Xenia of Petersburg
The Smolensk cemetery is also famous for the patron and guardian of St. Petersburg, famous throughout the city. And many legends are also associated with the name of this patroness.
So, according to one of them, the young girl Ksenia, having buried her husband, gave out to the poor everything that she had, put on the coat of the deceased and became insane. And in the heat and cold, she wandered the city streets and told passers-by all kinds of crazy stuff. But it soon became clear that everything Xenia said had a deep meaning. She possessed the gift of clairvoyance.
After Ksenia died, people began to come to the grave of the insane at the Smolensk cemetery. And soon a chapel was built in her honor. This church was not closed even during the Soviet era. People believe that if you walk around the church three times, thinking about your innermost, then Blessed Xenia will grant the desire. This is probably why you can often find suffering lovers there.
Not just legends
The Smolensk cemetery in St. Petersburg is famous not only for its secrets. Many famous Petersburgers are buried on the territory of the cemetery.
Luminaries of science, such as Zablotsky, Viskovatov, Beketov, writers Sollogub, Charskaya, Emin, artists Makovsky, Shebuev, Jordan and Shchukin.
On the central alley of the cemetery, you can see the graves of Mozhaisky - the man who designed the world's first airplane, the creator of battleships - Popov, famous traveler Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky, navigator Valkitsky, commander of the submarine "Panther" Bakhtin, as well as brother and nephews of Dostoevsky.
Not far from the grave of forty priests is Blokovskaya path. Alexander Blok was buried at this place in 1921. The poet's grave has long been moved to the Volkovskoye cemetery, but the "original" place has not been forgotten. There is a memorial stone, and there are flowers from fans.
In addition to the graves of famous figures, there are beautiful and unusual monuments at the Smolensk cemetery. For example, a monument dedicated to the ranks of the Russian police, which has been preserved since pre-revolutionary times. This monument is constantly patronized by the traffic police.
Cemetery today
In the post-revolutionary years, the cemetery was closed due to a lack of space. And part of the land with burials was given for the construction of ... a kindergarten.
In order to preserve at least the monuments and tombstones of famous figures, they were moved to the Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Today, the Orthodox part of the cemetery has been restored: the tombstones, the chapel have been restored, the alleys have been ennobled, a special archive of all burials is being kept. The cemetery is no longer buried (except in special cases).
The German part is in great desolation, and there are even rumors about the upcoming demolition. However, so far there have been no changes, and people still come here to look at the preserved monuments of the 18th century.
So, if you decide to visit the Smolensk cemetery, how to get there? The nearest metro station is Vasileostrovskaya. There is a bus stop near the metro exit. Take a fixed-route taxi No. K-249 and drive fifteen minutes to Kamskaya Street. Along it, without turning anywhere, go straight, and in front is the Smolenskoe cemetery. Address: Kamskaya street, 3.
Smolensk is located on the Dnieper River, and the distance from Smolensk to Moscow is about 400 kilometers.
First of all, I would like to tell you how you can get from Moscow to Smolensk.
Moscow-Smolensk
There is no airport in the city, so air transport is swept aside immediately.
By train
One of the most popular options is rail links.
On the expressway train Swallow from Moscow to Smolensk can be reached in 4 hours 37 minutes. The train is leaving Belorussky railway station in Moscow and arrives at the Smolensk railway station. Swallow - the train is modern and quite comfortable, so the ticket price is relatively high - it is 1,160 rubles (seats, of course, are seated). Swallow is also the fastest way to get from Moscow to Smolensk, other trains take about 6 hours.
For those who would like to save money, there is a cheaper option - you can go, for example, by train Novosibirsk - Brest, which makes a stop both in Moscow and in Smolensk. The transfer will be overnight, in Moscow the train stops at 1 am, and arrives in Smolensk at 7:01 (travel time will be 6 hours). A reserved seat ticket costs only 712 rubles, thus being the cheapest train travel option. A seat in a compartment will cost 1,500 rubles.
For those who prefer day trips, we can recommend the train Moscow - Brest, which leaves the capital at 14:09, and arrives in Smolensk at 20:00. Travel time is almost 6 hours. For a seat in the reserved seat you will have to pay 794 rubles, and in the compartment - one and a half thousand.
By bus
Another relatively inexpensive way get to Smolensk. Buses leave from the Tushinskaya bus station to Pskov. The bus leaves Moscow at 20:00 and stops in Smolensk at 2:30, thus the travel time is six and a half hours. Such a trip costs 700 rubles.
By car
As mentioned above, the distance from Moscow to Smolensk is about 400 kilometers. By car, this distance can be covered in 4 - 6 hours (depending on traffic jams and, of course, speed).
For those who want to save money, there are travel companions services that allow you, for a small fee (on average, about 500 rubles), to sit down with the driver who travels along this route. So, the driver will save on gas, and you will save on the ticket. Of the minuses - you have to go in a car with a stranger (and maybe not the most pleasant) person.
Saint Petersburg - Smolensk
From Northern capital getting to Smolensk is more difficult than from Moscow, since the distance between these cities is much greater (about 750 kilometers).
Nevertheless, this can be done using the same types of transport as from Moscow - by train, bus and car.
By train
One of the most popular options is train Saint Petersburg - Smolensk.
It leaves St. Petersburg at 20:45, and arrives in Smolensk at 12:51 the next day. Travel time is 16 hours. A seat in a reserved seat will cost you 1,030 rubles, and in a compartment - 2,730 rubles.
By bus
More cheap option is a bus. Transportation is carried out by a variety of companies, on the site you can find out both their name and the type of bus on which you will be taken.
For example, you can take a bus at 8:30 at the bus station No. 2 (Obvodny Canal embankment), and at 23:00 on the same day you will be in Smolensk. Travel time will be 14 and a half hours.
By car
Those 750 kilometers that separate St. Petersburg from Smolensk can be covered in 8 or more hours. Travel companion search services offer prices from 900 rubles per person.
City transport in Smolensk
And finally, let's start describing transport within the city itself. If you have already reached Smolensk, then a new question arises before you - how to move around the city?
First of all, I would like to note that there is, of course, no metro in Smolensk. But there are buses, trolleybuses, trams, minibuses and, of course, taxis.
Trams
There are five tram routes in the city. I list them below:
Route No. 1. Lamp Factory - Gagarin's Ring
Route number 2. st. P. Alekseev - st. Bagration
Route number 3. Sitniki - Gagarin's Ring
Route number 4. Roslavl ring - railway station
Route No. 7. st. P. Alekseeva - railway station
Trolleybuses
This type of transport is generally not very popular in Smolensk, so it is limited to only a few routes.
Route number 1. Polygraph plant - LLC "Sharm"
Route No. 2. P. Alekseev str. - NPO "Arcada"
Buses
There are already significantly more bus routes (so I will not give them here). In general, buses connect almost all districts and microdistricts of Smolensk.
The fare for any public transport is the same and amounts to 14 rubles per trip.
Taxi
More than 10 different taxi companies operate in Smolensk. Their prices differ slightly.
Electric trains
WITH railway station Smolensk by train, you can get to the nearest suburbs and to neighboring cities, where there is also something to see (for example, to Vyazma, where you can admire various temples and monasteries). The distance to Vyazma is 175 kilometers, so keep in mind that the train takes several hours.
During this time transport connection Between cities has improved significantly: if earlier you had to travel exclusively by train (always crowded and running for about seven hours), tickets for which had to be bought a month in advance, now there are no problems with tickets and long hours on the road. Another option is a trip by car, if you are not afraid of traffic jams.
To Smolensk from Moscow by car
The distance from the capital to Smolensk is almost 400 km. However, I will make a reservation right away - no one will tell you the exact time that you will spend on the way when traveling by car. The traffic situation at the exit from Moscow is extremely unpredictable: without traffic jams you will reach Smolensk in 4.5 hours, and if you leave on pre-holiday or weekend days - all 7. However, thanks to numerous services that transmit information about the traffic situation along this route, before departure You can always familiarize yourself with the traffic congestion indicators and decide whether it is worth going now or is it better to postpone the trip for a couple of hours.
The best option would be to go on the M1. This is the most quick way, while the road is very picturesque and loaded to a minimum (two lanes on each side), quite high quality. On the way, you can visit Kubinka (not all Muscovites know that there is the world's largest tank museum), as well as get acquainted with little-known villages and villages of the Moscow and Smolensk regions. By the way, as soon as you enter the territory of the Smolensk region, even without signs it will become obvious that you are on the way to Smolensk, which is famous for its hilly terrain. All around there are elevations, slopes.
The disadvantage of a trip to own car, in addition to the unpredictable road situation, there is a considerable consumption of gasoline, which for a one-way trip will be about 1,500 rubles.
By train from Moscow to Smolensk
For me, this option is the most optimal. Firstly, there are a lot of trains in this direction, tickets are always available. Secondly, they recently began to function high speed trains with cheap tickets and increased comfort (air conditioning, soft chairs) - the cost of tickets is only 450 rubles ("Swallow"), departure at 6:20 from Belorussky railway station. If you didn't catch it - it doesn't matter - you can always get to Smolensk by any other train (departure intervals are 0.5-1 hours). The average cost on a reserved seat is 1000-1500 rubles (depending on the flight). Travel time on the Lastochka is only 4 hours 45 minutes, on other trains - from 5 to 6 hours. Another advantage of traveling by train to Smolensk is
To Smolensk from Moscow by bus
You can also get there by buses or route taxis which depart from different bus stations (Rizhsky railway station, Teply Stan, Novoyasenevskaya bus station, Dynamo metro station, Airport and other points of departure). The ticket price ranges from 500 to 700 per trip. Travel time depends on the situation on the road and ranges from 5 to 7 hours. Since the distance from Moscow to Smolensk is small, the bus trip is a good option. Most of buses and minibuses are equipped with comfortable seats. The driver makes stops (the number depends on the flight) at roadside cafes.
