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President Vladimir Putin visited the Solovetsky Islands

August 20, 2001
19:40
The Solovetsky Islands, Arkhangelsk Region
President Putin visiting the Solovetsky Saviour-Transfiguration Monastery with Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexii II and Governor of the Arkhangelsk Region Anatoly Yefremov (right).
President Putin visiting one of the churches of the Solovetsky Saviour-Transfiguration Monastery with Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexii II.
President Putin visiting the Solovetsky Saviour-Transfiguration Monastery with Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexii II (centre) to inspect exhibits at a museum in the Saviour-Transfiguration Cathedral.
President Putin visiting the Solovetsky Saviour-Transfiguration Monastery to view the monastery\'s museum with Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexii II (left) and Governor of the Arkhangelsk Region Anatoly Yefremov (right).
President Putin visiting the Solovetsky Saviour-Transfiguration Monastery.
The Holy Trinity skete on Anzer Island.
President Putin attending an evening divine service at the Solovetsky Saviour-Transfiguration Monastery.
President Putin visiting the Solovetsky Saviour-Transfiguration Monastery to make a present of an icon of the Saviour dating from the second half of the 19th century and a repository for Holy Gifts to Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexii II (right).

The President inspected the Solovetsky Saviour-Transfiguration Monastery, situated on the main island of the archipelago – Bolshoi Solovetsky Island.

Mr Putin and Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexii II also made a guided tour of another island of the Solovetsky archipelago — Anzer — where they visited the Holy Trinity skete.

The President and the Patriarch flew round the Solovetsky archipelago by helicopter to see its sights.

After arriving back at the monastery, Mr Putin attended an evening divine service.

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Publication date: August 20, 2001, 19:40

Direct link: en.kremlin.ru/d/41842

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