Conservator on conflict with Russian Orthodox Church: "We saved Church art"
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Conservator on conflict with Russian Orthodox Church: "We saved Church art"
Negotiating the restitution of religious art is important, but it should not be at the expense of the institutions protecting Russia's cultural heritage
George Costakis' dramatic tale of collecting the Avant-Garde in the Soviet Union: His own words
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George Costakis' dramatic tale of collecting the Avant-Garde in the Soviet Union: His own words
Some of his most prized works are now on show in the New York Guggenheim exhibition “The Great Utopia: the Russian and Soviet Avant-garde 1915-32”