▁that ▁the ▁mass ▁gra ves ▁from ▁the ▁era ▁contain ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁Mik h ail ▁T uk h ache v sky , ▁Py otr ▁K ras nov , ▁V se vol od ▁Meyer hold , ▁Isaac ▁B abel , ▁and ▁other ▁vict ims ▁of ▁St alin ' s ▁regime . ▁The ▁remains ▁of ▁painter ▁Val entin ▁Ser ov , ▁composer ▁Serge i ▁Tan ey ev , ▁and ▁poet ▁Vladimir ▁May akov sky ▁were ▁ex hum ed ▁and ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁more ▁pr estig ious ▁Nov ode v ich y ▁C emetery . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁the ▁former ▁church ▁of ▁St .   Ser aph im ▁was ▁re built ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁first ▁cre m ator ium ▁in ▁Moscow . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁mort al ▁remains ▁buried ▁at ▁the ▁New ▁D ons ko y ▁C emetery ▁are ▁therefore ▁inter red ▁in ▁ur ns . ▁The ▁church ▁featured ▁extended ▁v ault s ▁which ▁seemed ▁suitable ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁the ▁technical ▁equipment ▁for ▁the ▁cre m ation ▁of ▁bodies . ▁The ▁new ▁cre m ator ium ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁and ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁individuals ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁Kre ml in ▁Wall ▁N ec ropol is ▁were ▁cre m ated ▁here . ▁Until ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 7 0 s ▁the ▁D ons ko y ▁cre m ator ium ▁remained ▁the ▁only ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁kind ▁in ▁Moscow . ▁ ▁" Common ▁Gra ve ▁Number ▁ 1 " ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 0 ,