Bolshaya Muksalma
There is archaeological evidence that the island was populated in the second millennium BC. In historical time, Bolshaya Muksalma was made the location of the farm serving Solovetsky Monastery, as keeping female animals in close proximity to the monastery was prohibited. In the 19th century there was a small and secluded monastery (Sergeyev skete) on the island, which ran the monastery farm. In the 1900s, two cell buildings were constructed: in 1900, the wooden St. Sergius cells, and in 1901–1905, a stone building which combined cells with some agricultural facilities. In 1920, the monastery was shut down, and the skete later served as a department of the Solovetsky Gulag camp where women prisoners were confined. In 1939, the prison camp was shut down. Currently, there is algae production run on the island.
References
- ^ Скит Свято-Сергиевский (in Russian). Solovki Encyclopaedia. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- ^ Об островах Большая и Малая Муксалма (in Russian). Solovetsky Islands Museum. Archived from the original on 15 December 2001. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
- ^ Остров Большая Муксалма (in Russian). ООО «Компания Афиша». Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
External links
- "The old website of the Solovetsky Islands Museum" (in Russian). Solovetsky Islands Museum. Retrieved 25 August 2011.