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){kind=small} www.maxpages.com/ur/Solovetski "This archipelago in the White Sea, an arm of the Arctic Ocean, consists of three large islands and several smaller ones. In the 1420's three monks founded a monastery which inspired a lifestyle that flourished into the beginning of the 20th century. A dark period occurred in 1923-39 when the island functioned as a political prison. The Russian Nobel prize winner Alexander Solzhenitsyn describes this period in his works. Later the island was taken over by the Naval Academy of the Soviet Army. The monastery was reopened in 1991 and today the fortress belongs to the Orthodox Church of Russia." REFERENCES. Click on any of the selected items below for travel-related information: Solovetski Introduction. Solovetskiy Travel Information. Cruise to Solovetski Islands, June 1999. Arctic Ocean Introduction. Arctic Geograpic Sketch. Arctic Region Map. White Sea Map. Solovetski Monastery Tour. Current Satellite Weather Map. (Ref a) NetCafeGuide, (Ref b) NetCafe Listing, (Ref c) Cybercafe Directory and (Ref d) Europe Cybercafes. General Cruise Information. WORLD PORT DIRECTORY. ALOHA CRUISES Front Page. |
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