ɪn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪntiːn, ˈænθəni bjˌʊlɐtˈoʊvɪtʃ stˈɑːpt ˌɛni ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənz wɪððə hˈoʊli sˈɪnɑːd ænd tˈɪkhɑːn ænd ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə hɪz fˈæmɪli ᵻstˈeɪt ɪn lˈɛbɪdˌɪŋkə, wˌɛɹ hiː stˈɑːɹɾᵻd ɐ smˈɔːl skˈiːt ænd lˈɪvd ðə lˈaɪf əvə hˈɜːmɪt.
In January 1919, Anthony Bulatovich stopped any relations with the Holy Synod and Tikhon and returned to his family estate in Lebedinka, where he started a small skete and lived the life of a hermit.