Vladivostok Cemetery Don't put anything here Don't put anything here Don't put anything here Page Content Page Name (for URL) Page Title Breadcrumb Text While Russians were quite "collectivised" during times, a strange inversion occured at death. Unlike the American cemeteries that are just fields with tomb stones, Russian cemeteries have typically been subdivided into small fenced plots, privatelly tended by the relatives of the deceased (or allowed to grow over with grass if they had none). They are thus the exact opposite of what one might expect "communist" cemeteries to look like. <~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2006-06-24-a-cemetery/20060624_009_8199 2006-06-24-a-cemetery/20060624_010_0889 2006-06-24-a-cemetery/20060624_012_0030 2006-06-24-a-cemetery/20060624_005_8764 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2006-06-24-a-cemetery/20060624_002_4002 2006-06-24-a-cemetery/20060624_006_1967 2006-06-24-a-cemetery/20060624_013_7017 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> It makes you wonder if this expresses some deep desire to have - at least in death - a private plot of land. It more likely has to do with the habit of "visiting" relatives. It is customary to "visit" dead relatives as if they were still alive. People usually bring some food and have a small snack at "grandpa's place", hence the need for a small table inside the fenced area. Some of the food is then left on the grave, not as an "offering" but simply as way of including the dead in the meal. In death as in life, the Russians are becoming increasingly unequal. Some tombs are decorated by marble stones of increasing size. Others are still marked by a simple steel boxes. Advanced Fields Category 2002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014E. AsiaE. EuropeL's FamilyL's FriendsN. AmericaN. EuropeS. AmericaS. AsiaW. EuropeY & LY's FamilyY's Friends Prototype Redirect Permissions0 Actions Config Markup Module HTML/Meta/Keywords HTML/Meta/Description Save Hook HTML Fields Main Head Body Header Menu Logo Content Template Page Sidebar Footer Tags Allowed for XSSFilter HTTP Fields Cache-Control Expires Guru Fields Templates Translations Fields Edit UI Admin Edit UI Don't put anything here A summary of your changes Edit Summary Don't put anything here Don't put anything here save preview cancel
