Thursday, February 25, 2016

US return stolen Russian for more than 20 years ago, the historical documents – RBC

In the vault of the Russian state historical archive Photo: Belinsky Yuri / TASS

US give Russia more than 20 valuable historical documents that were stolen from the Russian archives in the early 1990s. Among them – the paper signed by a number of Russian emperors and Joseph Stalin

At the residence of the US ambassador in Moscow on March 3 ceremony of transfer of the Russian authorities 28 valuable historical documents that were stolen from the Russian archives in the early 1990s , according to “Kommersant”. The papers were later found staff Investigation Service of the US Department of Homeland Security, in this case about the disappearance of certain values ​​in the Russian archives did not even suspect, the newspaper notes.

These are the documents from the Russian State Historical Archive (RSHA), the Russian State archive of literature and art (RGALI) and the Russian state military archive (RSMA). The documents date from the XVIII-XX centuries. Among them -. Paper signed by a number of Russian emperors and Joseph Stalin

In particular, the ten original imperial order for the court department for the years 1703-1894 will be returned to Russia Archive Fund, including an edict of Peter I, Anna Ivanovna , Elizabeth, Paul I, as well as the original and highest commandment inscribed imperial edicts Chapter of orders for the years 1797-1917 on the award-winning ranks of various departments. Russia is also a genuine order of People’s Commissar of Defence of the USSR will be returned by March 14, 1944 №23 «On the transformation of the 1st Aviation Regiment separate Civil Air Fleet in the 120-th separate Guards Aviation Regiment of the Civil Air Fleet” of Joseph Stalin signed. It is part of the most valuable Affairs RSMA.

Director of “Historical Memory” fund Dyukov in conversation with “Kommersant” suggested that the kidnappers of these documents “obviously only interested in questions of profit.” “Steals documents with signatures of Russian monarchs and Stalin – that is something that can be sold to collectors. The scientific value of the stolen documents they are likely of little interest “, – concluded the historian

As learned” Kommersant “, all the papers were discovered in the course of the investigations, which were conducted by the US Department of Homeland Security from 2006 to 2012. . Historical values ​​have been put up for sale by auction houses, art galleries, and private collectors. Part of the documents were stolen from Russian archives Vladimir Feinberg, in 1994, with assistants who stole from the RSHA and sent abroad more than 700 unique autographs of Russian emperors of the auction value of about $ 24 million.

Since mid-1996, Vladimir Feinberg lives in Israel. The Russian authorities have tried to extradite him, but in 2005, Israeli Justice Minister Tzipi Livni rejected Moscow to satisfy its request.

The official ceremony for the return of Russian documents on March 3 will hold the US Ambassador to Russia John Tefft. The event will be attended by representatives of the US Department of Homeland Security, the Ministry of Culture, prominent figures of culture and art, experts in history and archives, says “Kommersant».

A spokesman for the US Embassy in Russia William Stevens explained publication that such events suggests that cooperation between Russia and the United States on practical issues, in spite of the political confrontation continues.

«Russian officials often resented by the extraterritorial application of US laws, but in this case, it is, in fact, is the use of the uS practice of Russian laws: Russian authorities provide us with evidence that certain goods have been illegally exported from their country to ours, and we help them to return stolen, “- said Stevens.

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