[2] The building was designed in the Russian Empire style and decorated with a six-Tuscan portico.

[2] This feature of the cemetery, namely being attached to churches, reflects the tradition of the historical Russian resting places.

[2] Specifically it is located in the Dzerhzhinsky district and on Droboliteiny pereulok street,[4] lying on the side of Pyatnitskoye Highway.

[2] Various leading figures buried in the cemetery include Valentin Pavlov,[6] and Victor Nikitin.

[2] However, during the Soviet era the graveyard was not one of the resting places preferred for the communist elites.