Cemetery #2532
Pokrova Cemetery, Rīga
Local name: Покровское Кладбище
Also known as Padomju karavīru kapi 1941-1945 · Pokrova Kapi (Покровское Кладбище) · Pokrova Kapi
27
documented records
≈ 1,400–2,800
approx. capacity (graves)
0.069 km²
cemetery area
Nov 5, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
Pokrova Cemetery in Riga traces its history to a small wooden chapel of 1777 outside the Rogulski Gate, and its creation followed Catherine II's 1772 decree banning burials within city limits. It became the main cemetery of Riga's Russian community and is described as one of the oldest and most beautiful in the city. Prominent Orthodox believers, scientists, cultural figures, merchants and patrons are buried there, and it reportedly also holds a mass grave of Baltic Fleet sailors.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 56.968054° N, 24.140138° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
Memorials
27 memorials, A–Z by surname.
Aleksandra Artyushina 1918 – 1945 
Antonina Butsenina 1932 – 2019 
Sofiya Dmitrieva 1930 – 2020 
Aleksey Dobrovolskiy 1947 – 2018 
Olga Dorozhaevskaya 1863 – 1933 
Vladimir Fryakin 1936 – 2019 
Fedor Gerasimov 1917 – 1945 
Elizabete Grinberg 1833 – 1914 - Andrejs Grinbergs 1827 – 1909
Lembit Kivikas 1911 – 1945 
Elena Kramicha 1927 – 2018 
Svetlana Kulinich 1948 – 2018 
Aleksandr Kyani 1914 – 1945 
Andrijans Lapins 1963 – 2021 - Marija Libers 1872 – 1900
Vladimir Merzlyakov 1936 – 2018 
Leyla Mustafaeva 1936 – 2022 
Pyotr Orlov 1921 – 1945 
Petr Pilskiy 1879 – 1941 
Evgeniya Postovskaya 1864 – 1948 
Natalya Salikova 1936 – 2019 
Dmitriy Sapozhnikov 1977 – 2020 
Tatyana Serdyukova 1920 – 2004 
Pavel Shamkin 1931 – 2019 
Galina Shvarina 1932 – 2018 
Grigoriy Sison 1895 – 1945 
Nikolay Tsymlyakov 1939 – 2015
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Jēkaba Cemetery 210 m away · Riga · 4 records
- Rīga Great Cemetery 400 m away · Riga · 41 records
- Miķeļa Cemetery 1.4 km away · Riga · 5 records
- Rīga Muslim Cemetery 1.8 km away · Riga
- Markusa Cemetery, Rīga 1.8 km away · Riga
- Raina Cemetery, Riga 1.9 km away · Riga
- Riga Brothers' Cemetery 2.0 km away · Riga · 16 records
- Rīga Forest Cemetery II 2.1 km away · Riga · 23 records
- Riga Woodland Cemetery No. 1 2.2 km away · Riga
- Rīga Forest Cemetery 2.4 km away · Riga
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Common questions
How big is Pokrova Cemetery, Rīga?
Pokrova Cemetery, Rīga covers about 69,000 m² (17 acres), about the size of 10 soccer fields. It is the 18th largest of the 36 cemeteries we list in Riga.
What is the oldest grave in this cemetery?
The oldest grave among the records we hold for Pokrova Cemetery, Rīga is that of Marija Libers, who died on February 20, 1900 at the age of 27.