Nikolsky Skete of Valaam Monastery under reconstruction

Karelian Autonomous SSR, Soviet Union. A view of the Nikolsky Skete of the Valaam Monastery on Lake Ladoga under reconstruction. Skete is a relatively isolated community for monks to live ascetically. One of the oldest monasteries, it was founded in the late 14th century. Semyon Maisterman/TASS

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