I will Return “With Everyone and for Everyone”

Abstract

The article is devoted to the history of the discovery and restoration of the grave of the Russian avant-garde artist Vasily Nikolaevich Chekrygin (1892–1922). The author tells about the first findings that preceded the acquisition of the place of Chekrygin’s memory, introduces new archival data into scientific circulation. The story of the lost and found Bogolyubsky churchyard, the search for burial sites of famous residents and figures of Pushkino, Mikhail Sharikov, V. L. Rabenek, etc., demolished churches and memorial sites is told. Russian graves and the memory of the deceased are discussed in the article in the context of Russian ethical thought and Orthodox tradition. The role of memorial searches and preservation of places of memory for the formation of a person’s personality, for overcoming the gap between
word and deed is shown.