Report on Novo Diveevo Cemetery Restoration Work for 2025

The third season of restoration work has been completed at the historical Orthodox cemetery of the Holy Dormition Convent in Novo-Diveevo. This past season, work focused on the repair and restoration of crosses and tombstones damaged by weather and the passage of time.

This project included burials located in the older section of the cemetery.

Seven named tombstones and three unidentified ones were included in the repair work.

  1. Doctor of Medicine Evgeny Nikolaevich Koshara
  2. Nikita Karpovich Ishchuk and Anna Alekseevna Ishchuk
  3. Elizaveta Matveyevna Veredenko
  4. Natalia Mikhailovna Molodovskaya
  5. Olga Nikolaevna Karpis-Galpern
  6. Konstantin Shunevich
  7. Lydia Be Bode
  8. Lyubov Afonkina
  9. Stepanida Lipko
  10. The Bagration-Mukhransky Family Crypt
  11. M.V. Burdey

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Doctor of Medicine Evgeny Nikolaevich Koshara

Plot of E.N. Koshara: A fallen granite cross, a tilted pedestal. Dismantling work was carried out, the foundation for the cross was leveled. The cross was installed and cemented with new fasteners.

Nikita Karpovich Ishchuk and Anna Alekseevna Ishchuk

Family plot of N.K. Ishchuk and A.A. Ishchuk: Two fallen granite crosses, foundations and granite beams of the tombstones shifted by tree roots. Dismantling work was carried out, a tree was cut down and the roots uprooted, the granite coping was leveled, and the crosses were installed on the pedestal using a crane

Elizaveta Matveyevna Veredenko

Family plot of E.M. Veredenko and V.V. Veredenko: During Hurricane Sandy, a granite cross fell and the pedestal under it broke. Dismantling work was carried out, the cross was glued together in a repair workshop, erected and secured on the pedestal. The foundation and pedestals were cleaned of black mold.

Natalia Mikhailovna Molodovskaya

Plot of N.M. Molodovskaya: A marble cross fell and broke, and the marble beams of the tombstone shifted. The cross was transported to the workshop and glued together. It was reinstalled and secured on the pedestal. The marble beams of the coping were assembled and secured. The marble was cleaned of mold, the coping was filled with white pebbles to match the marble.

Olga Nikolaevna Karpis-Galpern

Plot of O.N. Karpis-Galpern: As a result of a hurricane, the granite cross fell and broke. The granite beams of the burial site had shifted. The cross was transported to the workshop, glued together there, and installed and cemented onto the pedestal. The granite beams were leveled and secured.

Konstantin Shunevich

Plot of Konstantin Shunevich: Before the work began, it was unknown whose burial site it was, as the cross had fallen face down on the ground but had not broken. As a result of the dismantling, the name of the deceased was revealed. A new foundation was poured, and the cross was successfully restored.

Lydia Be Bode

Plot of Lydia Be Bode: The marble cross had fallen and broken into small fragments. It was not possible to glue it back together. Therefore, it was decided to install an oak cross. The white marble tombstone was left in place, although a small crack remains.

Lyubov Afonkina

Plot of “Servant of God Lyubov”: The black granite cross had fallen, the left crossbar was broken off. The granite beams of the coping had shifted. The cross was glued together in the workshop, cleaned and the cross’s decor was restored, and it was reinstalled on the pedestal. The coping was assembled filled with decorative stone.

Stepanida Lipko

Plot of S.D. Lipko: Before the work began, it was not known whose plot it was, as the cross had fallen face down on the ground and broken. As a result of the dismantling, the name of the deceased was discovered. The cross was glued together and cemented onto the pedestal. The coping was cleaned and filled with pebbles.

The Bagration-Mukhransky Family Crypt

Family crypt of the Bagration-Mukhransky princes: A large area around the crypt and burial chapel was fenced with granite beams, which over time had shifted and moved apart in different directions. During the work, the beams were reassembled, fastened, and cemented.

M.V. Burdey

Plot of M.V. Burdey: The marble pedestal and cross had fallen and broken. The cross had crumbled, making it impossible to glue it back together. It was decide

The Restoration Committee expresses its gratitude to all donors and volunteers for their financial support and physical assistance, and, especially, to Karassik Monuments and to the cemetery workers for their selfless work in preserving the historical memory and cultural heritage, which this largest Orthodox cemetery in America represents.