Novodevichy Convent + Novodevichy Cemetery

Originally founded in the 16^th Century, Novodevichy Convent to the west of the center of Moscow is filled with beautiful examples of Russian architecture.  Peter the Great confined his half-sister Sophia here after he seized power in 1689.

Close by the convent is Novodevichy Cemetery.  It is the final resting place of some of the most famous people in Russian history, including the writers Nikolai Gogol and Anton Chekhov,  former Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, and Raisa Gorbachev, wife of the last Communist ruler of Russia.