Talk:Novodevichy Cemetery

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What is the reasoning behind adding an 'e' to the name of this article? Every reference I've seen to the cemetery in travel and historical literature has transliterated it without that final 'e'. UNESCO has it that way, too. Gorilla Jones 15:44, 14 September 2005 (UTC)

It's been moved again without expanation to 'i' instead of 'e', which according to Google is an even less frequently used transliteration. Halibutt, please explain or this should be considered vandalism. Gorilla Jones 11:11, 16 September 2005 (UTC)

Halibutt and Brandmeister forgot basic rules of En-Ru transliteration today ;)) --Ghirlandajo 16:33, 16 September 2005 (UTC)

No worries! I would do a lot, lot worse, I'm sure. Glad it's fixed. Gorilla Jones 21:47, 16 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Reburials

"As the Bolsheviks desecrated other monasteries in Moscow, the notables interred there (i.e., Nikolai Gogol) were being reburied at the Novodevichy."

Was this reburial on a regular basis so that worth mentioning here or it was only Gogol? Also, in case of Gogol, his first burial place was simply demolished, rather than "desecrated". I'd say "Novodevichi" was desecrated for good as well. So I am deleting this sentence until clarification of the correctness and notability of the item. mikka (t) 17:01, 16 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] "Celebrities buried there"

I don't think "celebrities" is the right word for the list of people buried at Novodevichy. It carries too much of a connotation (in English, at least) of modern socialites and entertainers, and generally shallow ones, at that. "Famous persons" or "Notable persons" might be a better fit. Any suggestions? Gorilla Jones 03:08, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

I agree. When I remade this section I kept "Famous". Someone edited my usage and I am somewhat reluctant to change it back. I think "Notable" is better. Perhaps checking other famous cemetried (in the US, France, Italy, etc.) could give us a good example on how to do this. Mhym 03:15, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

From a quick look at this list, there seems to be an even mix between "Famous persons" and "Notable burials". I'd prefer the latter - some of the burials at Novodevichy are hardly "famous", even to Russians, but are still notable nonetheless. Gorilla Jones 16:20, 25 June 2006 (UTC)