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Solovetsky Island
Solovetsky Island. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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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.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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