Saint Lazarus cemetery

Saint Lazarus cemetery (Romanian: Cimitirul Sfântul Lazăr) is a large cemetery in Chișinău in Moldova. It is 2,000,000 square metres in area, and has 250,000 graves.[1]

Prominent personalities buried at the Saint Lazarus Cemetery

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  • Ungureanu Petru – director at the "Moldova-film" cinema studio.
  • Ciuș Arcadie – cinematographer at the "Moldova-film" studio.
  • Max Fishman – composer, pianist, and music teacher.
  • Vitaly Levinzon – Meritorious Artist of the MSSR, (Russian Drama Theater "A. P. Chekhov" in Chișinău).
  • Loghinov Valeriu – composer, music editor, educator.
  • Nicolae Chiosa – Meritorious Artist of the MSSR, composer, music editor, and music teacher.
  • Aleksandr Sokovnin – pianist, university professor, Meritorious Artist of Art of the MSSR.
  • Nelli Kameneva – People's Artist of the Moldavian SSR (Russian Drama Theater "A. P. Chekhov" in Chișinău).
  • Mihail Milikov – Meritorious Artist of the MSSR, (Russian Drama Theater "A. P. Chekhov" in Chișinău).
  • Serghei Savcenko – footballer of the Soviet Union national team.
  • Serghei Pojar – musicologist, music critic, journalist, culturologist, composer, educator.
  • Gheorghe Tegleațov – football player and coach of Ukrainian-Moldovan and Soviet football.
  • Victor Bucătaru – director.
  • Boris Cebotari – football player.
  • Lydia Axionova – choir master, university professor, Meritorious Artist of the MSSR.
  • Mihai Timofti – was a Moldovan theatre and film director, actor, multi-instrumentalist musician, professor, screenwriter, writer and composer. Held an honorary title of "Master of Arts".

References

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  1. ^ "Doina Groparilor – Un documentar inedit produs de HBO despre celebrul cimitir din Chișinău".

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