The Old Cemetery in Syzran opened in the late 19th century and operated until 1956. Throughout those years those who died in the city prison, or were shot there during the Soviet period, were buried in the cemetery. New graves were made over the prisoners burials. A few names of those who died in the prison and lie buried here are known: the writer Georgy D. Venus and two priests, Count Alexander Medem and the monk Nifont (Vyblov), who were canonised by the Russian Orthodox Church in 2000.
The Memorial online database (2025) includes 54,256 victims from the Samara Region Book of Remembrance. See Gagarin Park.
3,529 were shot, most during the Great Terror (2,645). Charges against 4,314 others were dropped; 57 died in captivity. 15,000 were sent to the camps. Almost 24,000 were deported to or from the Samara Region.
| Date | Nature of ceremonies | Organiser or responsible person | Participants | Frequency |
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Commemorative Services
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From time to time
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have not survived
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not determined
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not delineated
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[ Original texts & hyperlinks ]
Sergei Zatsarinny, “The old city cemetery”, History of One City [retrieved, 28 May 2022]
