The Atlas Obscura Guide To Solovetskiy

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Solovetskiy, Russia

Updated October 20, 2016

Unusual Attractions in Solovetskiy

A stone labyrinth on Bolshoi Zayatsky Island.

Solovetskiy, Russia

Bolshoi Zayatsky Island

No one knows why ancient labyrinths were built on this tiny northern island.

Solovetskiy, Russia

Solovki

Monastery, army base, and infamous Soviet Gulag in the far Russian north.

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