The Canal System of Bolshoy Solovetsky Island

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  • Ekaterina Kalemeneva Center for Environmental and Technological History (CETH) of the European University at St. Petersburg (EUSP)

Abstract

With the foundation of the most northerly Orthodox monastery in 1436, monks and settlers began to create an extensive canal system on Solovetsky Island between the island's more than five hundred lakes, thus transforming and adapting the environment to accommodate the needs of human settlers.

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2014-03-19

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