Saint Lazarus cemetery explained

Saint Lazarus cemetery (ro|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

• 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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Notes and References

1. Web site: Doina Groparilor – Un documentar inedit produs de HBO despre celebrul cimitir din Chișinău.