Mstislav Rostropovich, the cellist, died on 27 April. He was buried four days before Yeltsin. Traditionally, graves are left like this for a year, to give them time to settle before the headstone is erected. Putin attended the funeral, which was significant since Rostropovich had been an exile from the Soviet Union, in protest at its restrictions on cultural freedom, since 1974. In recent years, though he had homes in Russia, he mainly lived in Paris. Though he was born in Baku, he chose to be buried in Moscow.Monday 14 May 2007
Novodevichi Cemetery - Rostrapovich
Mstislav Rostropovich, the cellist, died on 27 April. He was buried four days before Yeltsin. Traditionally, graves are left like this for a year, to give them time to settle before the headstone is erected. Putin attended the funeral, which was significant since Rostropovich had been an exile from the Soviet Union, in protest at its restrictions on cultural freedom, since 1974. In recent years, though he had homes in Russia, he mainly lived in Paris. Though he was born in Baku, he chose to be buried in Moscow.
