In St. Petersburg they said goodbye to musician Nikolai Komyagin
Hundreds of people brought apples to the funeral (this is a reference to the album “Apple Orchard”). They walked to the grave calmly, in complete silence. Photos
On February 24, in St. Petersburg, we said goodbye to Nikolai Komyagin, the leader of the Shortparis group. He died on February 20: after boxing training, his heart stopped. The funeral service took place in the Feodorovsky Cathedral of St. Petersburg, Komyagin was buried at the Smolensk cemetery, which is located in the center of Vasilievsky Island. Hundreds of people came to both the temple and the cemetery.
The queue at Feodorovsky Cathedral on February 24, 2026. According to Meduza’s interlocutors, between 300 and 500 people came here to say goodbye to Nikolai Komyagin. The funeral service took place in the upper church of the cathedral (that is, on the top floor), only relatives were allowed there. Then the coffin was transferred to the lower church, where others who came were able to say goodbye to the musician Apples became one of the symbols of the ceremony - people left them at the coffin and on the grave in memory of Shortparis’ 2021 album “Apple Orchard” and the song of the same name
"Apple Orchard". Lyrics
Shortparis Shortparis, Veterans Choir named after. F. M. Kozlova – Apple Orchard Meduza’s interlocutor says: “The people were different. It was very nice to see both old and young. It was very quiet and surprisingly calm. We drank coffee. Most have flowers in their hands. There was a lone police car in the distance, and besides it, there was nothing.” Family, friends and band members asked those gathered not to take photographs of the coffin. The request was explained by the fact that during his lifetime Nikolai Komyagin did not like to be photographed. The coffin was closed throughout the public part of the farewell Those who came saw off the hearse with applause. A column of people walks to the burial site at the Smolensk cemetery in complete silence. The grave of Nikolai Komyagin is located on Kyiv Alley Hundreds of people came to the Smolensk cemetery A wreath with a signature from friends who are not currently in Russia In the frame is a quote from “What is to be done?” Nikolai Chernyshevsky. At the group’s last performance in St. Petersburg in 2023, Komyagin read fragments from the novel: “We will sing and love, there will be heaven on earth. All-all-all-all-all, we'll wait for him. We'll live, we'll live." Another quote from Meduza’s interlocutor, who was at the farewell: “When the coffin with Nikolai’s body was lowered into the ground, crying was heard all around, someone could not restrain themselves - it was overdue. Later the grave was buried. Nicholas's relatives covered the grave with flowers. There were very, very many flowers." Apples on the grave of Nikolai Komyagin
