Previous Restorations

Princess Maria Musina-Pushkina

Cost of Repairs: $1000

Amount Collected: $1000

Marble cross. The Moussine-Poushkine family is one of the oldest Russian noble families. Men from this family were awarded the honor “Hero of the Patriotic War” against Napoleon in 1812. Two representatives of this family, Vladimir Alekseevich and Epaphrodite Stepanovich, were Decembrists. The father of Vladimir Alekseevich, Alexei Ivanovich Moussine-Poushkine, a well-known historian and collector in the 18th century, discovered the oldest Russian literary masterpiece, “The Tale of Igor’s Campaign.”

Work needed for restoration: Pouring a new foundation; Restoration of the cross.

Prince Grigory Nikolaevich Diassamidze

Cost of Repairs: $1700

Amount Collected: $1700

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Wooden cross. Diassamidze is a Georgian princely family. From the beginning of the 19th century, the princes Diassamidze served faithfully in the Russian Empire, and fought during the First World War. The family is known as the dynasty of Military Doctors.

Work needed for restoration: Pouring a new foundation; Installation of the cross and new concrete frame

Pavel Vasilievich Shakhov

Cost of Repairs: $1000

Amount Collected: $1000

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Granite Cross (destroyed by Hurricane Sandy). Senior Lieutenant of the Imperial Navy; fought in the First World War. Member of the White Struggle under the St. Andrew’s flag in the East of Russia. For military merits he was awarded by Admiral A.V. Kolchak.

Work needed for restoration: Monument repair and installation.

Alexander Nikiforovich Kuprin

Cost of Repairs: $800

Amount Collected: $800

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Granite Cross (destroyed by Hurricane Sandy). The Kuprins are a Russian noble family. One of the descendants of this family is the famous Russian writer Alexander Ivanovich Kuprin.

Work needed for restoration: Remove the cross, fasten the fallen parts to restore the cross.

Dimitri Grigorievich Gritsukov

Cost of Repairs: $1200

Amount Collected: $1200

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Granite Cross. Cossack of the Kuban Army of the village of Vozdvizhenskaya. Thousands of Cossacks fought during the Civil War on the side of the White Army and were destined to leave Russia after the Revolution and forced to live in exile.

Work needed for restoration: Pour a new foundation, repair the cross, install the cross on the new foundation

Boris Vladimirovich Tryapkin

Cost of Repairs: $700

Amount Collected: $700

Staff Captain of the Drozdovsky Regiment, Knight of St. George.

Born in Pereyaslavl-Zalessky, Tryapkin fought on the fronts of the First World War and was awarded the Order of St. George. During the Civil War he fought in the Drozdov artillery brigade.

He was evacuated from Crimea in 1920 to Gallipoli. Afterwards, he settled in France, serving as a guard for Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich. After World War II he came to the USA, where from 1959, he served as chairman of the Gallipoli Union.

Description of work to be done:

Granite cross
Fell during Hurricane Sandy
It is necessary, if possible, to glue and install on a pedestal

Leonid Ivanovich Andreevsky

Cost of Repairs: $2200

Amount Collected: $2200

A native of the Saratov province, Andreevsky was a hereditary nobleman and a Knight of St. George.

He graduated from the Odessa Cadet Corps and the Kiev Military School and served in the ranks of the 14th Infantry Regiment during the First World War.

In June 1916, he was awarded the Order of St. George, 4th degree, for heroism. In 1918 he joined the Drozdovsky regiment. He was a colonel of the 2nd Drozdovsky Rifle Regiment. He was evacuated from Novorossiysk to Gallipoli, after which, he lived in Bulgaria and Yugoslavia. After World War II he came to the USA.

Vsevolod Ivanovich Andreevsky, the younger brother of Leonid Ivanovich, served as Lieutenant Colonel of the Drozdov Artillery Brigade.

Description of work to be done:

The granite cross has been preserved, but the granite “beds” have been damaged and moved due to soil erosion
It is necessary to pour the foundation and level and install granite sides

Alexey Vasilievich Dashkiev-Panov

Cost of Repairs: $1000

Amount Collected: $1000

Staff Captain Dashkiev-Panov served as the Operational adjutant of the 2nd Drozdovsky Regiment.

Seriously wounded in the summer of 1920, he was evacuated to Gallipoli after which he lived in exile in France, Yugoslavia, and Germany finally settling in the USA after World War II.

Description of work to be done:

The site is a family burial plot comprising antique wooden crosses
The wife’s cross rotted at the base and fell
It is necessary, if possible, to repair and reinstall the cross, and create a concrete “bed”

Georgy Osipovich Goldschmidt von Schiffers

Cost of Repairs: $1400

Amount Collected: $1400

A Lieutenant of the 1st officer general Markov regiment, Goldschmidt von Schiffers was an active member of the White movement in the South of Russia. He was also an artist. After he graduated from the Stroganov School and the Tbilisi Military School, he served on the Caucasian front in the First World War. After 1917 he joined the Junker battalion of the Volunteer Army and he took part in the 1st Kuban campaign in the ranks of the Officer Regiment. In 1920 he was evacuated from Crimea to Gallipoli. While in exile in Yugoslavia, he studied painting and graphics and continued in the USA after 1945.

Description of work to be done:

Black granite cross. Well preserved
Due to soil erosion, the granite sides of the grave “bed” have been displaced
Foundation and installation required

Konstantin Fedorovich Petrov

Cost of Repairs: $1400

Amount Collected: $1400

A Colonel of the Life Guards of the St. Petersburg Regiment, Petrov was a nobleman and son of the court councilor of the Irkutsk province. He graduated from the Siberian Cadet Corps and the 3rd Alexander Military School. He took part in the First World War in the ranks of the Life Guards of the St. Petersburg Regiment, where he was severely shell-shocked. Later, he was appointed head of the Gatchina school for training warrant officers of the Northern Fleet armies. He was the commandant of the Supreme Commander’s Headquarters. He served in the White movement in eastern Russia until he was exiled to Yugoslavia, after which, in 1945 he emigrated to the USA.

Description of work to be done:

The granite cross collapsed during Hurricane Sandy and was completely shattered
It is necessary to install a new cross and correct the granite frames of the grave “beds”