The history of the Valaam Monastery is inseparable from the history of Rus'-Russia. Like our Motherland, the monastery more than once rose from the ashes and ruins and was reborn spiritually. Apostle Andrew the First-Called predicted a great future for Valaam, which came with the founding and flourishing of the monastic monastery. Without a doubt, Valaam is an inexhaustible source of Russian spirituality and a pillar of Orthodoxy. Thousands of pilgrims annually visit this amazing corner of the Russian North, reborn at the end of the 20th century. The author of the book, the famous writer N. M. Konyaev, talks about the history of the Valaam monastery, about outstanding devotees of piety - the abbot of the Valaam monastery, Abbot Damaskin, Saint Ignatius (Brianchaninov), about Sergius and Herman of Valaam, the founders of the monastery.