[1] The monastery was violently suppressed as part of the Soviet persecution of Christians before being revived in the early 21st century.

In 1735, under the terms of the Treaty of Ganja between Russia and Iran, the Holy Cross Fortress on the Sulak River was abolished.

[2][3][1] The garrison and administrative institutions of this fortress were transferred to the newly founded city of Kizlyar by General-in-Chief Levashov, Vasily Yakovlevich.

Taking this into account, Archbishop John of Manglia petitioned for the opening of a monastery at the Church of the Exaltation of the Cross.

[3] In addition, the monastery owned 2,500 dessiatins of arable land, 4 shops that were rented out, and a summer house.

But the murder of the abbot, Hieromonk Gelasius, in 1906 again led the entire economy into decline.

The new monastery was discovered by the secret services, and all the nuns, led by Abbess Antonina, were shot.

[5][4][3] According to some reports, Abbess Antonina managed to escape arrest, for several years she hid in Vladikavkaz, then worked in a hotel in Rostov-on-Don.

[5][1] The task of restoring the monastery was entrusted to Abbess Mikhaila (Safonova), who arrived in Kizlyar from the Holy Kazan Convent in Yaroslavl with two nuns.