In the 1920s and 1930s, the cemetery church was demolished by the Soviet authorities (1929) and many tombs were destroyed, while other burials were transferred to the Tikhvin Cemetery.
I 1920'erne og 1930'erne blev kirken revet ned af de sovjetiske myndigheder (1929) og mange gravsteder blev ødelagt, mens andre grave blev flyttet til Tikhvin Kirkegården.