Designed by
Title
Behind the Solovetsky monastery wall #41362223
Description
Solovetsky Monastery was the greatestàcitadelàofàChristianityàin the Russian North before being turned into a special Sovietàprisonàandàlabor camp(1926ââ¬â1939), which served as a prototype for theàGulagàsystem. Situated on theàSolovetsky Islandsàin theàWhite Sea, theàmonasteryàbraved many changes of fortune and military sieges.