Gravestones of the XIX - early XX centuries of two old Bakhchysarai cemeteries
The article is devoted to the study of tombstones of the XIX - early XX centuries in the city of Bakhchysarai originating from two necropolises from the cemetery on Partisanskaya Street and from the so-called Russian Settlement. They are a vivid example of provincial Christian cemeteries. The author describes the history of the study of necropolises, their current state and problematic protection issues. It is important to note that during the work the time of foundation of the Bakhchysarai civil necropolis (on Partizanskaya Street) was specified - no later than 1813. The most interesting epitaphs are also given, testifying to the Greek employees of the Greek Battalion of Balaklava and participants in the Crimean War. An important feature is that the article contains translations of Greek epitaphs, including those compiled in honor of immigrants from Trebizond and the Chios island. The author considers epitaphs reflecting the social status, ranks of the state civil service of persons buried in Bakhchysarai. The practice of using common epitaphs and borrowing poetic texts of epitaphs on later tombstones was analyzed. Frequent and rare forms of gravestone monuments are considered too.