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"Nevsky Express" dead are laid to rest, though never forgotten

11:46 02/12/2009

Two high profile victims of the recent Nevsky Express derailment were buried in their hometown on Tuesday. A religious service was performed at the city's Alexander Nevsky Cathedral for Sergei Tarasov, former vice-governor of St. Petersburg and head of the Federal Road Agency "Rosavtodor". He was later buried at Nikolskoye Cemetery.

Two high profile victims of the recent Nevsky Express derailment were buried in their hometown on Tuesday. A religious service was performed at the city's Alexander Nevsky Cathedral for Sergei Tarasov, former vice-governor of St. Petersburg and head of the Federal Road Agency "Rosavtodor". He was later buried at Nikolskoye Cemetery.

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