Bolshoy Solovetsky Island | place with historical importance, interesting place, GULAG

Russia / Arhangelsk / Solovetskiy /
 island, place with historical importance, interesting place, GULAG
Bolshoy Solovetsky Island (Russian: Большой Соловецкий остров), or simply Solovetsky Island (Russian: Соловецкий остров) 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.

Yandex panorama: yandex.ru/maps/-/CCU5mPHjPD
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolshoy_Solovetsky_Island
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Coordinates:   65°3'50"N   35°41'27"E
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