Construction of the museum complex next to the Solovetsky Monastery has been suspended
UNESCO insisted on stopping the construction of a new museum building next to the Solovetsky Monastery. Construction began without notification from UNESCO. On September 18, 2015, it became known that, at the request of UNESCO, the Ministry of Culture suspended the construction of a new museum complex on Solovki. Construction began in 2013, 220 meters from the monastery, without notifying UNESCO.