Solovetsk/Solovki in Russian poetry ?

[Jane Taubman]

If you don't know of it already, you should definitely watch Marina 
Goldovskaya's masterful documentary film, "Vlast' solovetskaia" (1989) .

Elina Kahla wrote:
> Dear colleagues,
> Would anyone remember references to Solovetsk monastery/Solovki 
> islands in Russian poetry, fiction or cultural mythology?
> I just visited the islands and am extraordinarily excited about its 
> beauty, its significance in the Russian cultural history,
> as a naval fortress, place of pilgrimage and tourism, asceticism, 
> concentration camp, resurgence?
> Grateful for all comments!
> Please reply to: elina.kahla at helsinki.fi
>
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