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After spending several months in a transit prison in Leningrad, father was sent to a remote village Pyanovo, which is 150 kilometers from the city of Bratsk, Irkutsk oblast. Along with father Vladimir in the same village lived in exile bishop [[Basil (Zelentsov)]], an implacable opponent of Metropolitan [[Sergius (Stragorodsky) of Moscow|Sergius]].
After his release Father Vladimir served in [[Novgorod]] and became [[rector]] of the Cathedral of the Archangel Michael (1934-1935). The ruling Bishop of the Novgorod diocese at that time was Archbishop [[Benedict (Plotnikov)of Kazan|Benedict (Plotnikov)]], who was familiar to father Vladimir from joint service in Petrograd.
On May 14, 1936 Archpriest Vladimir was arrested again and sent for examination to the regional hospital for the mentally ill, where he found sane.