Smolensky Cemetery

59°56′36″N 30°14′55″E / 59.94333°N 30.24861°E / 59.94333; 30.24861

Aerial view of the cemetery, with the Neva Bay in the background

Smolensky Cemetery (Russian: Смоленское кладбище) is the oldest continuously operating cemetery in Saint Petersburg, Russia.[1] It occupies a rectangular parcel in the western part of Vasilievsky Island, on the bank of the small Smolenka River, and is divided into the Orthodox, Lutheran, and Armenian sections.


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