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Solovetsky (masculine), Solovetskaya (feminine), Solovetskoye (neuter), or Solovetskiye (plural) may refer to: *Solovetsky Islands, an island archipelago in the White Sea, Russia **Solovetsky District, the administrative division which this archipelago is incorporated as **Solovetsky Monastery The Solovetsky Monastery (, ) is a fortified monastery located on the Solovetsky Islands in the White Sea in northern Russia. It was one of the largest Christian citadels in northern Russia before it was converted into a Soviet Union, Soviet pris ..., a museum located there ** Bolshoy Solovetsky Island * * Solovetsky (rural locality) (''Solovetskaya'', ''Solovetskoye''), name of several rural localities in Russia * Of Solovki (other) See also * * Solovetsky (other) * Solovki (other) {{Geodis ...
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Solovetsky Islands
The Solovetsky Islands ( rus, Соловецкие острова, p=səlɐˈvʲetskʲɪj ɐstrɐˈva), or Solovki ( rus, Соловки, p=səlɐfˈkʲi), are an archipelago located in the Onega Bay of the White Sea, Russia. As an administrative division, the islands are incorporated as Solovetsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.Law #65-5-OZ Within the framework of municipal divisions, they are incorporated as Solovetskoye Rural Settlement within Primorsky Municipal District.Law #258-vneoch.-OZ The administrative center of both divisions is the settlement of Solovetsky, located on Bolshoy Solovetsky Island. Almost all of the population of the islands lives in Solovetsky. As of the 2010 Census, the district had a population of 861 inhabitants. The Solovetsky Monastery (founded in 1436), in 1923 became the site of the first Gulag establishment, the Solovki prison camp. Geography The archipelago has a total area of and consists of six islands: * Bolshoy ...
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Solovetsky District
Solovetsky District () is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.Law #65-5-OZ It is located on the Solovetsky Islands archipelago in the White Sea. Its administrative center is the rural locality (a settlement) of Solovetsky. District's population: History The Solovetsky Monastery was founded in the 15th century and quickly became one of the most influential Orthodox monasteries in Russia. The islands were administered by the monastery until the October Revolution in 1917. Formally, they belonged to Archangelgorod Governorate (1708-1780), Vologda Viceroyalty (1780-1796), and Arkhangelsk Governorate (1796-1929). In 1929, the islands were included into newly established Northern Krai as an island territory (not a part of any district). Solovetsky District was established on March 23, 1987. On January 1, 2006, Solovetsky Municipal District was merged into Primorsky Municipal District, although its administrative status ...
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Solovetsky Monastery
The Solovetsky Monastery (, ) is a fortified monastery located on the Solovetsky Islands in the White Sea in northern Russia. It was one of the largest Christian citadels in northern Russia before it was converted into a Soviet Union, Soviet prison and labor camp in 1926 to 1939, and served as a prototype for the camps of the Gulag system. The monastery has experienced several major changes and military sieges. Its most important structures date from the 16th century, when Filip Kolychev was its hegumen (comparable to an abbot). History The Solovetsky Monastery was founded in 1436 by the monk Zosima of Solovki, Zosima; however, monks Herman of Solovki, Herman and Savvatiy from the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery lived on the island from 1429 to 1436, and are considered to be co-founders of the monastery. Zosima later became the first hegumen of the monastery. After Marfa Boretskaya, wife of the posadnik of Novgorod, donated her lands at Kem, Russia, Kem and Summa to the monastery i ...
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Bolshoy Solovetsky Island
Bolshoy Solovetsky Island (), or simply Solovetsky Island () is the biggest island of the Solovetsky Islands archipelago in the White Sea, northern Russia. The island is home to Solovetsky Monastery, a medieval monastery and a fortress included in the World Heritage list. Location and geography The island is located on the southwestern side of the archipelago. To the east of Solovetsky Island there are Anzersky Island and Bolshaya Muksalma, Bolshaya Muksalma Island. From the Bolshaya Muksalma side, a bay, Dolgaya Bay (), several kilometers long, is connected by a narrow passage to the White Sea. Another bay in the north of the island is Sosnovaya Bay (). Solovetsky and Anzersky islands are separated by the Anzerskaya Salma strait, and Solovetsky and Bolshaya Muksalma islands are separated by two straits: Severnye Zheleznye Vorota and Yuzhnye Zheleznye Vorota (literally translated as Northern and Southern Iron Gates). Bolshoy Solovetsky and Bolshaya Muksalma Islands are connected b ...
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Solovetsky (rural Locality)
Solovetsky (; masculine), Solovetskaya (; feminine), or Solovetskoye (; neuter) is the name of several rural localities in Russia: * Solovetsky, Arkhangelsk Oblast, a settlement in Solovetsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast * Solovetsky, Oryol Oblast, a settlement in Nepolodsky Selsoviet of Orlovsky District of Oryol Oblast * Solovetskoye, Orlovsky District, Kirov Oblast, a '' selo'' in Podgorodny Rural Okrug of Orlovsky District of Kirov Oblast * Solovetskoye, Shabalinsky District, Kirov Oblast, a ''selo'' in Novotroitsky Rural Okrug of Shabalinsky District of Kirov Oblast * Solovetskoye, Kostroma Oblast, a ''selo'' in Solovetskoye Settlement of Oktyabrsky District of Kostroma Oblast * Solovetskoye, Omsk Oblast, a ''selo'' in Solovetsky Rural Okrug of Nizhneomsky District of Omsk Oblast Omsk Oblast () is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in southwestern Siberia. The oblast has an area of . Its population is 1,977,665 (Russian Cen ...
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Of Solovki (other)
of Solovki or Solovetsky () is an epithet of several Russian saints and monks, a reference to the Solovetsky Monastery. Notable persons with this epithet include: * (died after 1514), hegumen of the Solovetsky Monastery, hagiographer * Herman of Solovki * (died 1628), hegumen of the Solovetsky Monastery * Sabbatius of Solovki *Zosimas of Solovki Zosimas of Solovki (; died 1478) was a Russian hermit. He was one of the founders of the Solovetsky Monastery, which was established on the Solovetsky Islands in the White Sea of northern Russia. He is venerated as a saint by the Russian Orthodo ... See also * * Solovetsky (other) * Solovki (other) {{hndis ...
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Solovetsky (other)
Solovetsky (masculine), Solovetskaya (feminine), Solovetskoye (neuter), or Solovetskiye (plural) may refer to: *Solovetsky Islands, an island archipelago in the White Sea, Russia **Solovetsky District, the administrative division which this archipelago is incorporated as **Solovetsky Monastery, a museum located there **Bolshoy Solovetsky Island * *Solovetsky (rural locality) (''Solovetskaya'', ''Solovetskoye''), name of several rural localities in Russia *Of Solovki (other) of Solovki or Solovetsky () is an epithet of several Russian saints and monks, a reference to the Solovetsky Monastery. Notable persons with this epithet include: * (died after 1514), hegumen of the Solovetsky Monastery, hagiographer * Herman of S ... See also * * Solovetsky (other) * Solovki (other) {{Geodis ...
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