Cemetery called "clinical" is located, if not in the very center of Vitebsk, then, at least, not in the suburbs. Near Vitebsk Technological University, several schools and to the administration of the October district one trolleybus stop. Nevertheless, the old cemetery, where has long been buried, is in a terrible state. Arrange here cleaning decided Vitebsk proponents of BCD.
Hard to believe, but it is a small cemetery with crosses situated in a splayed fifty paces from Pravda Street - one of the central problems in Vitebsk. They are separated from the "urban civilization" only rows of garages, and the impression is that the word "civilization" is not at all out of place.
About three dozen crosses, sometimes bent and broken, several tombstones, which are almost rooted to the ground, but no marked graves - several times more. From them there were only hills, hillocks. But residents of nearby streets - 3rd and 4th Clinical - has long been used to this neighborhood, because the fence is not here, they do not pass the cemetery and take a shortcut directly to the path laid between the graves and tumbled down crosses.
Final resting place became a refuge Vitebsk citizens persons of no fixed abode, and lovers of alcohol. Therefore, there is a lot of garbage, although in one of the trees and the label is attached to the threat of punishment for such acts. Memorial place turned into indecent, says Tatiana Seviarynets coordinator organizing committee of the BCD. She organized this Saturday on the improvement of the cemetery:
"The burial site should not be in such a terrible state, as it is. And it is close to the people with their garage, where people come to their luxury cars ... I came here, I see, there are two men. I think they came to help. But they have no broom or rake, but got a bottle ... Our guys out entire bags of bottles here endured!"
On appeal Tatiana Seviarynets responded to five people. A little, but together raked leaves, cleaned the trash and broken branches of birch trees growing in the cemetery. Residents of nearby houses - and the private sector around the cemetery - to join the harvest did not wish, although Ms. Tatiana them and inviting:
"I wonder how many hours we were busy here, but no one joined, did not help. One local asked who we are and where, and immediately said: "And you know how much my wife's salary? Million nine!" And where does the salary ... C'mon, as there it is, the main thing that was removed a little."
Communicating with residents of neighboring houses, had to find the unexpected: they do not believe that people have come to clean the cemetery is not "under the order" and not on the orders of management and of their own volition. Local resident Olga Nikitichna considers cemetery dangerous place:
"I sometimes go in the evening, and scary - here are different people are going to have a drink. The police do not go here. But those that take away - they must have made ??at work ... And the local "homeless" did something to fear? They probably soon crosses past dug up and surrender for scrap. If we took off to the cemetery fence ... And our government - is something you need?"
Several men obviously inebriated species watching from a small stall cleaning - collection point for recycling. By the way, neither crosses, nor anything like it in the side of the folded scrap metal is not visible.
Men indeterminate age call themselves Sasha and Misha. Sasha explains that going to the cemetery to take down, and offered to all who wish to rebury their relatives in other places:
"When I was 12 years old, said that bulldozers demolished the entire village. People reburied relatives who could. And nothing has been demolished. Who wanted her reburied, and now no one. Won only one edge of the grave, for it like anyone else cares."
It joins speech and worker receiving the item:
"Here there is the caretaker at the cemetery. Sometimes comes, mow the grass, something to take away. It was surrounded by only a fence began to break, to burn in stoves. And it was removed. And more - who will be engaged in this cemetery? If it is still closer to the street it was ... Last year was coming for some bosses of the executive committee or executive committee, watched ordered to demolish garages. Demolished garages. And all!"
"Clinical" cemetery has a status of inactive. Not even closed, where burials are possible if space is available near the graves of relatives. Such conserved three cemeteries in Vitebsk, and all recorded cases of vandalism. In summer, it happened to "Yarominskom 'cemetery where teenagers damaged several monuments. Special protection such cemeteries is not, and the police come here except on call.
Radio Liberty
