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On March 10, 1919, without any serious charges, he was imprisoned in Butyrka prison, where he remained until June 7. Archimandrite Hilarion is so alien to the spirit of despondency that even in prison he not only does not lose heart, but also finds positive aspects. If we omit the mention of prison, one might get the impression that his letters were sent from a rest home: “I still live well; I’ve completely settled down here, as if that’s the way it’s supposed to be. Here I have even gained weight, gained weight, and physically feel quite good. To increase blood circulation, I started going to work, for example, pumping water out of prison basements. It’s good that you spend a little time in the air and develop a little muscles. For work they add another 1 pound of bread. I currently eat well, time passes unnoticed; It’s even annoying that, for example, books are slow to read. Life is measured and correct. If only it were somewhere in a good area, like a sanatorium.” Faithful to his “first love,” Archimandrite Hilarion even in prison finds an opportunity to expand his scientific knowledge: “Now three professors have gathered in our cell. We give lectures from time to time; took a shorthand course. I really think it’s necessary to say that these 2 months. I lived not without benefit, and even more interestingly than I lived outside prison” 305. On July 1, 1919, the academic library came under the jurisdiction of the People's Commissariat for Education, but the academy itself did not cease to exist, but continued its educational activities until March 1923, when it was officially closed by the decision of the anti-religious commission under the Central Committee of the RCP (b), headed by E. Yaroslavsky 306. Hilarion (Troitsky), archimandrite. Letter from the priest Leonid and Lydia Arkhangelsky dated May 9, 1919. – Archive of A.V. Nikitsky. Safonov D.V. Academic ministry of schmch. Hilarion (Troitsky) and his struggle against renovationism. P. 341.