The Brotherly Cemetery of the Northwest Army in Narva, also known as the cemetery of the soldiers of this army, is a military memorial associated with the Estonian War of Liberation and the struggle of the White movement against the Bolsheviks in the northwest of Russia in 1918-1919. It is one of the most well-known burial sites in Narva, located in the northern part of the city, in the Siivertsi area on Yhesuu Street.
In the 1930s, a movement emerged within the Russian community of Narva to preserve the memory of the valor of the soldiers of the Northwest Army. It received support from both emigrants and the clergy, as many residents of Narva were connected to the tragedy of this army. The Russian émigré Nikiforov-Volgin, who later perished in the Gulag, wrote an article titled "Fulfill Your Duty!" in a local Estonian newspaper. In memory of the northwest soldiers, an annual procession was held at the cemetery in Siivertsi on Trinity Sunday, accompanied by a requiem and the laying of flowers at the monument. By the end of the 1930s, this procession, led by Bishop Pavel (Dmitrovsky) of Narva and Izborsk, had become an established tradition. The prayerful remembrance of the soldiers was a recognition of their bravery, a form of repentance, and an act of faith.
A monument was erected at the brotherly grave, with funds raised through public initiative. The inscription on the monument read: "Rest in peace, Lord, Your servants, the soldiers of the Northwest Army, who perished from typhus in 1920. Their names, Lord, You know."
One of the designers of the monument was Nikolai Vasilyevich Shevelev (1877-1933), a colonel and military engineer. In 1919, he was enlisted in the Northwest Army and became one of the organizers of the brotherly grave and monument in Narva.
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