Bolshoy Kamen (Russian: Большой Камень, IPA: [bɐlʲˈʂoj ˈkamʲɪnʲ], lit.

The town was closed due to its naval base and the Zvezda shipyard, but this status was revoked as from 1 January 2015.

[citation needed] During the Soviet era, the town's nature as a naval base saw it designated as closed.

Shipbuilding and repair works together with food industry and construction constitutes the basis of its economy.

A large proportion of the town's population left during the 1990s, as the ship repair facilities operated almost at a standstill after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.