Prison of the Solovetsky Monastery
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For families
How to send mail, money, and visit Prison of the Solovetsky Monastery
Step-by-step guidance using the Russia system — addresses, money services, visit booking, what to bring on your first visit.
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Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
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Closed 1883
Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
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Region
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Security level
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Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Notable inmates
Petro Kalnyshevsky1691–1803 · military personnelPetro Ivanovych Kalnyshevsky (Old Ukrainian: ÐеÑÑ(Ñ) (ÐеÑÑо) ÐалниÑевÑкий, ÐалниÑенко; Ukrainian: ÐеÑÑо ÐÐ²Ð°Ð½Ð¾Ð²Ð¸Ñ ÐалниÑевÑÑкий; 20 June 1690 â 31 October 1803) was a Ukrainian Cossack leader who served as the final Kish otaman of the Zaporozhian Sich, holding the office from 1765 to 1775.
Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
Contact & address
No public contact details available.
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
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Data completeness
10%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q16699398)
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Prison of the Solovetsky Monastery. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/prison-of-the-solovetsky-monastery
"Prison of the Solovetsky Monastery." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/prison-of-the-solovetsky-monastery.
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