Cremation of people in Europe and Russia. History of occurrence

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In Europe, the cremation of people has been carried out since time immemorial. For example, in ancient Greece, this environmentally friendly type of human burial was very popular. However, the Orthodox religion and such a modern process of burial of the dead people could not get along together. That is why cremation of the dead was not allowed in Russia until the October Revolution of 1917, when the last Russian tsar from the Romanov dynasty, Nicholas II, was overthrown.

What is cremation of the dead?

As mentioned above, this is a modern and environmentally friendly type of burial of the dead. For more than a century, world practice has been widely using this progressive tradition of saying goodbye to dead people. It can be said without any exaggeration that human cremation is a real ultra-modern word in the funeral services market!

Why did they start cremating the dead?

In the 18th century, cemeteries stoppedto cope with the great multitude of the dead, the free space on earth was simply running out. In this regard, the deceased began to be buried near their homes, which served as the spread of various diseases, including those of an infectious nature. That is why it was decided to burn the corpses of the dead, which made it possible to comply with elementary sanitary standards.

Professor named Brunetti developed in 1873 the first furnace for burning corpses. This was the impetus for the construction of the first crematoria. By the way, documentary sources indicate that the very first cremation of people took place as early as 1792, and in 1913 more than 50 crematoria were already functioning throughout America! Today, burning the corpses of dead people is the most popular type of burial in Europe.

Cremation of people in Russia

The very first Russian crematorium was created before 1917 in the Far East, but the Orthodox religion did not allow such a modern type of burial to become widespread. But soon cremation did begin to gain its popularity, as revolutionary views grew and Orthodoxy was sharply criticized. It was then that the first crematorium was erected in the city of Petrograd, which existed from 1920 to 1921.

Today there are 15 crematoriums in our country, equipped with everything necessary for full-fledged cremation and distribution of the ashes to the relatives of the deceased. These are both state (municipal) and private organizations. enjoys great popularitycremation of people in Moscow and St. Petersburg. It is curious that the crematorium of the Nikolo-Arkhangelskoye cemetery in Moscow is one of the largest in all of Europe.

How does a person's cremation take place and how much does it cost?

As you already know, this type of burial of the dead has been known for a long time, but it has been constantly modernized from year to year, from century to century. Previously, during this process, the corpse of a deceased person was burned in a special oven at very high gas temperatures (up to 1000 degrees).

Today, the entire cremation process is automated. It is controlled by computer technology. As a result, the tissues of the deceased are brought to a gaseous state, and the bones of his skeleton - to a finely dispersed substance. By the way, the cost of this procedure in Russia varies from 16 to 35 thousand rubles.