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Russia Lists Historic Mansions for Public Auction

Russia Lists Historic Mansions for Public Auction

0 on January 22, 2013, 9:00 am / in archaeology law, Auction Houses, cultural property law, Museums, Preservation Initiatives, Russia

There are currently 150,000 architectural monuments in Russia. According to Russian culture minister Vladimir Medinsky, a majority of them are [...]

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Obama Administration Decries Civil Sanctions on Russia Over Unlawfully Retained Manuscripts

Obama Administration Decries Civil Sanctions on Russia Over Unlawfully Retained Manuscripts

1 on September 20, 2012, 9:00 am / in Museums, Russia

It appears as though Jewish sect Chabad holds an unenforceable judgment against Russia. Chabad initially brought suit in US federal [...]

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ICE Returns Historic Documents Stolen Amidst Soviet Breakup to Russia

ICE Returns Historic Documents Stolen Amidst Soviet Breakup to Russia

0 on February 28, 2011, 7:18 am / in archaeology law, Auction Houses, cultural property law, Repatriation, Russia

On Friday, the US handed over a trove of historic archive documents that were stolen after the Soviet breakup and [...]

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