In the middle of the 19th century, on the initiative of hegumen Damascene of the monastery, it was rebuilt by the famous Russian architect A. M. Gornostayev into a small town fortress framed by alleys of magnificent pine, asenapine, fir, and oak.

[3] Life was harsh on the Charter Skete at the monastery: one did not consume meat, fish, or dairy, and pilgrims were allowed here only once a year.

[4] On the feast of All Saints in 1993, the Abbot of Valaam monastery, hegumen Pancratius (Zherdev), held the first Liturgy over the past half-century in the lower Church on the "abomination of desolation".

[4] In 2009 the question was addressed of renaming the island in honor of Patriarch Alexy II, who died in December 2008.

[5] The white Hermitage is located in the depths of the Skitsky island and is the largest and most austere monastery of Valaam.