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Prison of the Solovetsky Monastery
Closed 1883Low
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Closed 1883
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Known issues
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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.
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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
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Prison of the Solovetsky Monastery. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/prison-of-the-solovetsky-monastery
Chicago
"Prison of the Solovetsky Monastery." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/prison-of-the-solovetsky-monastery.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-prison-of-the-solovetsky-mo,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Prison of the Solovetsky Monastery},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/prison-of-the-solovetsky-monastery},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}