'Swindlers all around' (ctd.)
March 30 2017
Picture: TAN
I mentioned last month a raid by the Russian security forces at the Hermitage's storage depot (above). Now, The Art Newspaper reports that one of the museum's deputy directors has been placed under house arrest. More here.
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