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HISTORY THROUGHT THE AGES

We tell the story of how the Solovetsky Islands have evolved over the centuries — from their origins as a monastery-fortress with a
prosperous economy to the tragic fates of exiles and the defenders of the Motherland in the Northern Fleet.
This is a story of the strength of the human spirit, faith, and the rich heritage of the Solovetsky Archipelago.

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Мы расскажем, как острова менялись сквозь века — от монастырской крепости и процветающего хозяйства до суровых историй ссыльных и защитников Родины в Северном флоте. Это история о силе духа, вере и великом наследии, которое хранит Соловецкий архипелаг.

Monks Herman and Savvaty arrived on the Solovetsky Islands and founded a skete

With the arrival of the monk Zosima, the monastic community was organized, and construction of the first…

The Solovetsky Monastery was recognized by the Novgorod Great Veche, and perpetual ownership of the islands was…

Construction of the lake and canal system of the Holy Lake (Svyatoye Ozero) on Bolshoy Solovetsky Island began.

Wooden churches were constructed: the Church of the Transfiguration, the Church of St. Nicholas, and the Church…

Saints Zosima and Savvatiy, along with the Solovetsky miracle workers, were canonized throughout the Church.

Hegumen Philip (born Feodor Kolychev, a boyar) was appointed as the Father-Superior of the Solovetsky…

The first inventory of the Solovetsky Monastery was compiled, and the monastery started to be…

Tsar Ivan the Terrible issued several granted letters giving the monastery various privileges and gifts.

To protect Russia’s north-western borders, construction of a stone fortress surrounding the monastery began by…

The monastery served as a prison for disgraced clergy and state figures, as well as…

The main church of the Solovetsky Monastery, the stone Transfiguration of Our Saviour (Spaso-Preobrazhensky) Cathedral,…

Ships from the combined fleets of Sweden, the Netherlands, and Hamburg appeared in the White…

The Holy Trinity Skete was founded on Anzer Island.

The Solovetsky monks refused to accept the revised liturgical books sent from Moscow, published as part of Patriarch…

By the beginning of the 17th century, the entire coastline of the White Sea, from the Kola Peninsula…

The Solovetsky Monastery was captured by the Tsar’s troops. Hundreds of defenders were executed. The…

Peter I visited Solovki for the first time on the yacht ‘St. Peter’. Having survived…

The monastery’s estates and property were confiscated due to resistance to the reforms

‘Solovetskoye Sideniye’ – an armed resistance to Patriarch Nikon’s reforms, involving a prolonged siege of…

Church lands were confiscated, sketes and pustyns were intensively developed, the intramonastic economy grew, and…

The monastery was granted stavropegic status, making it directly subordinate to the Holy Synod.

Against the backdrop of the Great Northern War, the monastery strengthened its defences and continued…

Peter the Great visited the monastery for the second time, accompanied by a squadron of…

The Solovetsky Monastery was disarmed, and its fortress was removed from the list of Russian…

The Makaryevskaya Pustyn was founded, named after Archimandrite Makariy (since 1982, it has been the…

During the Crimean War, the monastery was shelled by British frigates. The Solovetsky Monastery defended…

Emperor Alexander II visited Solovki.

Technical progress advanced, bringing significant improvements to the monastery’s economic and cultural life.

A Red Guard detachment came to Solovki. Some of the monastery’s food supplies were confiscated,…

M. Kedrov’s commission arrived in Solovki. The Solovetsky Monastery was closed, and its leadership was…

The monastery was placed under the jurisdiction of the state political administration and the Solovetsky…

The last monks were expelled, and religious services were prohibited. Monastic life continued secretly, sustained…

The SLON was reorganized into the Solovetsky Special Purpose Prison (abbreviated as the STON in…

The archipelago was transferred to the Northern Fleet, the prison was closed, and a Northern Fleet training…

On 25 May 1942, by decree of the People’s Commissar of the USSR Navy, Admiral N.G. Kuznetsov, the Sea…

The Solovetsky State Historical, Architectural, and Natural Museum-Reserve was established

The Solovetsky District Council was established. The official name of the settlement became Solovetsky.

The Solovetsky Museum-Reserve was included in the state list of particularly valuable cultural heritage sites…

The Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List

The sacred relics of the monastery’s founders, Saints Savvatiy, Zosima and Herman, were returned to Solovki. Archimandrite…

The status of the Solovetsky Monastery as a stavropegic monastery (St Petersburg Metropolis) was revived. Hegumen Herman (Chebotar) was…

The President of the Russian Federation signed an Executive Order titled ‘On Celebrating the 600th…

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