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The Solovetsky Transfiguration Monastery

In the vast territory of the Russian north, no place carries more historical weight than the Solovetsky Transfiguration Monastery, located on Great Solovetsky Island, part of an archipelago in the southwestern part of the White Sea.
By William Brumfield

Photos & text by William Brumfield



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August 24, 2010
Tags: regions, tourism, discovering russia

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