On the North side, which is owned by the city Sevastopol, located Fraternal cemetery. This cemetery, where he received last rest the Russian soldiers, is not only a symbol of courage and valor, but the eternal memory of our compatriots who died a heroic death in the brutal battles for the hero city of Sevastopol.
This cemetery is currently one of the attractions of Sevastopol. Here were the Crimean war from 1853 to 1856 and the first heroic defense of Sevastopol in 1854 and 1855, when many of our soldiers were killed. Dead soldiers were brought North of the city of Sevastopol.
Vice-Admiral V. A. Kornilov ordered to build three small churchyard. These cemeteries were departmental. The last refuge they found the sailors, sappers, artillerymen, infantrymen on their shelves. In one mass grave were buried immediately from 50 to 100 people. Over the fresh graves at the top, strengthened cross or stacked stone. Sometimes the cross on the grave out of the shells and cores used. After some time, these graveyards were merged into one.
Originally this cemetery was called Peter and Paul. Subsequently, it was renamed the Fraternal cemetery is one of the surviving heroes who went to the Crimean war. The name of this hero - Totleben. The new name of the cemetery in Sevastopol stuck. When it died down the last echoes of the war, the cemetery looked like a thrown. The Maritime authority has decided to undertake on his accomplishment. Immediately announced donations in order to Refine the grave and build a chapel in honour of Nicholas, who is considered the patron Saint of sailors. The 50th anniversary of the end of the war, the cemetery had been completed.
This cemetery until 1917 was a real sanctuary. Almost all the tourists who visited Sevastopol, definitely going there to honor the memory of the dead. In the Brethren cemetery during the Second world war in 1941 was the command post of the defense of Sevastopol. And after the Great Patriotic war ended, in the cemetery were buried the participants of the defense of Sevastopol. After the war there continue to bury those who died in the line of duty before the Motherland.
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