Sursko-Litovskoe cemetery ( Ukrainian: Sursko-Litovskoe cemetery ) is a cemetery in the city of Dnipro , Ukraine . It got its name from the village of Sursko-Litovskoye, which is located to the south, and the Sursko-Litovskoye highway (now - Bogdan Khmelnitsky Avenue ).
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| Sur-Lithuanian cemetery | |
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| Ukrainian Sursko-Litovské cemetery | |
 Grave at the entrance to the cemetery | |
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| Denomination | interfaith |
| Status | half closed |
Content
- 1 History
- 2 Description
- 3 Famous People Buried in a Cemetery
- 4 References
History
Opened in 1972. In the last years of the existence of the USSR, it served as the main necropolis of the city. Since 1991 he has been working in semi-closed mode.
Description
The length of the central alley is 700 m, the length of the cemetery from Bogdan Khmelnitsky Avenue to the east is 1.5 km.
Famous people buried in a cemetery
- Rakhmanov, Sultan Saburovich (1950 - 2003) - weightlifter, Olympic champion (1980) , European champion, 3-time world champion. Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1979). Honorary Citizen of Dnepropetrovsk.
- Emets, Vladimir Alexandrovich (1937 - 1987) - football player and coach. In 1981 - 86 he worked with the Dnepr team Dnepropetrovsk , which led to the title of USSR-1983 champion. Honored Coach of the Ukrainian and Moldavian SSR.
- Zhizdik, Gennady Afanasevich (1927 - 1991) - soccer player and football leader. In 1981 - 88 was the initial team of the Dnepropetrovsk "Dnieper". In 1987 - 88 was also the chairman of the club. Honored Coach of the Ukrainian SSR (1980). Honorary citizen of the city of Nikopol ( Dnipropetrovsk region ).
- Axelrod, Gennady Ilyich (1967 - 2012) - Dnepropetrovsk businessman in the construction industry.
- Alimov, Anatoly Andreyevich (1926 - 2008) - head of the Dnieper Railway in 1973 - 1990. Member of the Council of the Union of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR 10 (1979 - 1984) and 11 convocations (1984 - 1989) from the Crimean region . Member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine.
- The dead in the crash of the ship "Admiral Nakhimov . "
- Petrov, Oleg Borisovich - architect, author of projects for many houses in the city center.
- Logwin, Harry is the conductor.