▁and ▁incorpor ated ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁buildings ▁into ▁Sol ov ki ▁prison ▁camp , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁earliest ▁forced - l abor ▁cam ps ▁of ▁the ▁g ul ag ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁" In ▁the ▁earliest ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁prison ▁system , ▁the ▁Sol ov et sky ▁Special ▁Pr ison ▁Camp ▁( SL ON ) ▁was ▁home ▁to ▁a ▁large ▁group ▁of ▁. ▁. ▁. ▁imprison ed ▁writers ." ▁The ▁camp ▁main ▁activity ▁was ▁logging , ▁and ▁when ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁surrounding ▁area ▁had ▁been ▁def or ested , ▁the ▁camp ▁was ▁closed . ▁Before ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁a ▁naval ▁cad et ▁school ▁was ▁opened ▁on ▁the ▁island . ▁ ▁A ▁small ▁brother hood ▁of ▁mon ks ▁has ▁re - est ab lished ▁activities ▁in ▁the ▁monaster y ▁after ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁commun ism , ▁and ▁it ▁currently ▁houses ▁about ▁ten ▁mon ks . ▁The ▁monaster y ▁has ▁also ▁recently ▁been ▁extens ively ▁rep a ired , ▁but ▁remains ▁under ▁reconst ruction . ▁The ▁Sol ov et sky ▁Mon aster y ▁is ▁also ▁an ▁historical ▁and ▁architect ural ▁museum . ▁It ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Russian ▁sites ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁ins cribed ▁in ▁the ▁UN ES CO ▁World ▁Heritage ▁List . ▁ ▁Layout ▁ ▁The ▁Sol ov et sky ▁Mon aster y ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁sh ores ▁of ▁the ▁Pro s per ity ▁Bay ▁( бу х та ▁Б лаго по лу чи я )