Khutyn Monastery of Saviour's Transfiguration and of St. Varlaam is situated on the right bank of the Volkhov River 10 km away from Novgorod, in the area known as Khutyn, whose name is derived from the Old Russian word for "devilry".
Khutyn Monastery of Saviour's Transfiguration and of St. Varlaam used to be the main monastery of the medieval Novgorod Republic. The monastery is situated on the right bank of the Volkhov River 10 km away from Novgorod, in the area known as Khutyn, whose name is derived from the Old Russian word for "devilry".