First one is St.George monastery it’s located in
Novgorod. During War there were Nazi army, in Soviet times it was a college,
post office and museum. In 1991 it was set back to the church. It is known
since 1333.
This monastery is on island, to be exact on Solovki.
It was founded in 1400s by a Saint Zosima. He saw illuminated church in skies
and arrived to this island. King Ivan has gave them canons to protect
themselves from finns. Then the prison appeared to send here different people
who misbehaved. Then in Soviet times the prison occupied whole thing. UNICEF
gave its protection since 1992, monastery was then restored.
Kirril-White Lake monastery on the shore of Siversk
lake. Two monks dug a soil hideout on the shore, then by little it has grown.
Monsk were trading fish and salt since 1400s over there.
Woman monastery in Risen, king Basilius was here with
wife.
Murom monastery in Murom, known since 1096.
A Godmother monastery in Vladimir town here. Known
since 1191. Famous Russian Alexander Nevsky has his grave in this hideout.
Blagoveschensk monastir – known since 1221 in a
Nizhny Novgorod city. Was burned down to the ground then restored and still
intact. During Soviet times there was an Astronomy museum. Now since 2005 it’s
again was turned to church.
Pskov
monastery in Pskov. Workers heard a singing in the forest, they then started
digging hole and have found a cave in ground with a sign “God Given Cave”. So since
then in 1493 there is Monastery there.
This
is one of the few places where church was still intact during Soviet years
oppression, church continued being here. It has chain of deeper caverns where
monks still live today. Temperature there is always staying around 10 degrees
all year.
And the last but not the least the world famous
Valaam island which is whole monastery. Since 1407 it’s known in books ,
during Soviet times was give to train Navy sailors there. Only in 1989 was
returned to the church. 100,000 of tourists visit island every year.
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