• In 1987 with the beginning of Perestroika, Optina Pustyn was one of the first abbeys to be returned to the Russian Orthodox Church.
  • View of the monastery from a bird's eye view, Optina Pustyn Species of the Optina Pustyn monastery Inside view of the cell of the elder Ambrose...
  • A heritage was built for the startsy near the monastery in 1821. Large crowds of devout Christians were attracted to Optina Pustyn...
  • All Saints Optina Pustyn onuruna tapınak 2018.jpg. Manastır çitinin dışındaki eski yeni manastır mezarlığında yer almaktadır. Kilise taş, tonozlu, tek kubbelidir.
  • A year later, in 1727, Optina Pustyn got back its mill - a gift from Tsar Mikhail Fedorovich - and access to fishing. The monastery was slowly rising.
  • Erast (Vytropsky) , Hierom. Kozelskaya Optina İnziva Yeri ve Öncü Skete'nin tarihsel açıklaması: (Kaluga eyaleti). - Kozelsk: Kutsal Giriş. Optina Pustyn, 2000.
  • Dedicated to John the Baptist, the skete at Optina Pustyn was established in 1821 at its own compound a short distance to the east of the main monastery walls.
  • The Optina Pustyn is an Eastern Orthodox monastery for men. It is located on the Zhizdra River, 4 km from Kozelsk in Russia.