The monastery was abolished after the 1917 October Revolution, and the buildings were badly damaged during the World War II.

[4] The oldest building of the monastery is the Transfiguration Cathedral, which was founded in 1198 by Martiry and completely rebuilt in 1442, so that only the lowest parts of the walls survive from the 12th century.

In the 1620s, after the Swedish occupation, it was rebuilt again, and the dome was altered, but the main features of the exterior and the interior were preserved.

The cathedral was damaged during World War II and underwent extensive restoration in the 1960s.

[6] The Presentation Church, which currently hosts the art division of the museum, was built in the same period and also has one dome.