The negotiation stone Photo: the Negotiation stone

The negotiation stone is famous and unique in its kind monument that marks the memorable place where in the summer of June 22, 1855, negotiations were held between the English officer and the chief Abbot of the Solovetsky monastery in the person of Archimandrite Alexander. The stone is located two kilometers from the village, right on the shore of the White sea on the way to rocky Cape Pechak. The monument was erected the following year, after a conversation, i.e., in 1856. Negotiating the stone is a rectangular stone slab, processed on top of which there is engraved the inscription. The stone is made in the monastery Mason.

Existing negotiation on the stone inscription tells of the events occurred here: at a time when the war began England, France, Sardinia and Turkey, with Russia, on the present location of the stone had a conversation Archimandrite Alexander and English officer Anton. Enemy squadron stood not far from the shore – they demanded from the monastery of the bulls. After the talks ended for the monastery very well, the Abbot Alexander returned to his monastery in the afternoon and began to serve the prayers and Liturgy in the assumption Cathedral – end of service was only four hours. It is known that last week, when negotiations have been held, held especially strict fast, so the God prevented the invasion of the enemy on the monastery land, and sea squadron retreated.

During 1855 ship Union squadron six times approached Solocam, although did not take any action for the implementation of the landing, but still noticed as a strong point unrestricted Bolshoi Zayatsky island. The first time British troops appeared near the long walls of the monastery in the summer June 15 – then screw ship of the line of the largest tonnage dropped anchor a few miles from great impregnable fortress wall. A small group of officers and sailors, landed on the shores of the Big Zayatsky island.

After the landing of the British interrupted belonging to the monastery of sheep and dragged the prey to the ship, and also interested in the size and number of arms of the monastery. In addition, the uninvited guests demanded to deliver on their ship bulls, or they force themselves take all the cattle. A British officer ordered him to convey a message to the Abbot of the monastery that after a few days they'll be back for the kill, and refusal will not accept. The note was written in broken Russian. The villagers concluded that very bad things were foreign aggressors on the part of food. In addition, taking the rams, they have not paid the monastery.

Three days later, the British once again landed on the island for meat. But, after landing on the island, they got rebuffed and ordered to call for negotiations when the main monastery. Archimandrite Alexander took the challenge and came to the negotiations. An English officer desperately demanded that the Archimandrite of the oxen, to which the Abbot said that they are not. Then the British began to ask the cows, but also was denied, because cow's milk was fed the monks. From the officers began to receive threats – he said that in a couple of weeks will come here strong Navy and then the monastery will definitely regret your decision. But even the threat had no effect on the father of Alexander, though he said that if anyone landed on the island, he ordered that all the cows were shot and dumped in the sea where nobody can find animal. On that note, the talks ended. In memory of this event at the boulder the sea was installed in the Negotiation stone.

The next day the enemy ships withdrew, but still dragged on Board the wood that had accumulated lean monks. It is worth noting that by the mid-19th century, the monastery had no weapons and even small armies. High strong walls and complicated by the structure of the harbour, which were built by the hard work of the Russian people, led the British troops to retreat.

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