Solovetsky graveyard [C]** Reburial of prisoners

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№29-64

Date of burial

1920s-1930s [1990]

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Address

Arkhangelsk Region, Primorsky district, Solovetsky (nearest settlement)

Access outside a populated area

Private or specialised transport

On foot

Comments

3 kms from Solovetsky settlement; accessible by maritime transport during summer months

Visiting Hours or Restrictions

Unrestricted

Type of burial

Secret interment of executed

Reburial

Current use

Burial ground and/or commemorative site

Cultural and/or educational purposes

Ceremonial events

Presence of memorials, etc.

Yes

Protected status

Not protected

Background

On the initiative of A.V. Melnik, a staff member at the Solovki Museum, the remains of prisoners on Solovki were reburied on 8 June 1990 in a common grave in the settlement graveyard. A wooden cross designed by M.S. Galinsky was erected over the grave.

The remains of the prisoners were discovered during the building of a cottage for museum staff on the area of the old camp cemetery, today Father Pavel Florensky Street. In 1994 members of the Solovetsky fraternity placed a marble plaque at the foot of the cross. It bears the inscription, “Prisoners who died here before 1939. Buried on 8 June 1990”.

Ceremonies

Date	Nature of ceremonies	Organiser or responsible person	Participants	Frequency
4-8 June	Civil rites as part of International Days in Remembrance of Victims of Political Repression on Solovki	RIC Memorial (St Petersburg)	Those taking part in International Days in Remembrance (delegations from various countries)	Annual Event
6-8 August	Civil rites as part of International Days in Remembrance of Victims of Political Repression at Sandarmokh and Solovki	RIC Memorial (St Petersburg)	Those taking part in International Days in Remembrance (delegations from various countries)	Annual Event

Nature of area requiring preservation

State of burials	Area	Boundaries
Reburial in good condition	2 sq m	Marked by a stone border

Administrative responsibility and ownership, informal responsibility for the site

On land under the control of the Solovetskoe municipal district

Sources and bibliography

[ original texts and hyperlinks ]

Archive RIC Memorial (St Petersburg)

“Solovetsky cemetery. Reburial of Solovki camp prisoners”, Virtual Museum of the Gulag [retrieved, 28 May 2022]