A 19th-century necropolis within the walls of the Novodevichy convent, which contained the graves of about 2000 Russian noblemen and university professors, also underwent reconstruction. The vast majority of graves were destroyed. It was at that time that the remains of Anton Chekhov were moved outside the monastery walls. His grave served as the kernel of the so-called "cherry orchard" – a section of the cemetery which contains the graves of Konstantin Stanislavski and the leading actors of his company.
A 19th-century necropolis within the walls of the Novodevichy convent which contained the graves of about 2000 Russian noblemen and university professors also underwent reconstruction The vast majority of graves were destroyed It was at that time that the remains of Anton Chekhov were moved outside the monastery walls His grave served as the kernel of the so-called "cherry orchard" – a section of the cemetery which contains the graves of Konstantin Stanislavski and the leading actors of his company