The collection from the collection of the Bremen Kunsthalle, was moved from Germany to Moscow, the Soviet Army Captain Viktor Baldin, in July 1945. Baldin, thereby saving the collection of fire and destruction of the soldiers, but moved the rescued masterpieces without proper legal clearance.
Handing in 1947 a collection of the State Museum of Architecture named Schuseva, Baldin for decades sought from the Government of the USSR and then Russia upon the return of paintings in Germany. The collection includes 362 Baldin drawing and two paintings, which are among the authors - Rembrandt, Durer, Boucher, Corot, Delacroix, Goya, Manet ..
value of this collection of dozens of mln.u.e.
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Dispute over the paintings of Rubens 'Tarquin and Lucretia' might overshadow the meeting Gerhard Schroeder and Vladimir Putin.

Yesterday, Minister of Culture Christina Weiss, Germany (Christina Weiss) stated that at a meeting with his counterpart Alexander Sokolov, Russia will raise the question regarding non-payment of the picture. The dispute threatens to greatly overshadow the meeting, Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder with Russia's President Vladimir Putin, one of the closest allies Schroeder, who was to arrive last night in Hamburg.

Peter Paul Rubens wrote 'Tarquinius and Lucretia "in 1609-1612, respectively. On the canvas depicted mythological scenes of rape of Lucretia, faithful wife of a Roman. "Tarquin and Lucretia '- one of the best early works of the Flemish masters.

- The absence of this pattern creates the largest gap in the collections of the Berlin Stock and garden art museum, and we would like to bring it back - said yesterday the representative of the Ministry of Culture, Germany - an issue we will raise during the bilateral talks.

Germany side is trying to return the picture by Rubens of the day last year a group of businessmen invited her to sell. In 1945, the painting disappeared from a castle near Berlin.

Russia businessman Vladimir Logvinenko, claims that he 'owns' the picture, insisting that he had legally purchased it from Russia antiques dealer in 1999. Two months ago, a court in Germany ruled that the German government has not provided sufficient evidence that the painting was indeed stolen. But yesterday, Christina Weiss expressed its intention to file a private lawsuit in Russia's court.

- When buying Mr Logvinenko painting was folded and heavily corrupted, the same was sold without a frame. We believe that buying now, he knew it was illegal - said the representative of the Minister of Culture in Germany.
It is believed that in April 1945 when the Red Army went to Nazi Germany, the picture went to some Russian officer - is likely to capture the mansion on the outskirts of Berlin that belonged to Joseph Goebbels (Joseph Goebbels), where 'Tarquin and Lucretia' hung over bed of one of the many mistresses of the Nazi propaganda chief.
Painting with a huge and well-documented history (originally for his collection it was bought by Frederick the Great in 1765, and last saw the painting in 1942 in one of the galleries in Potsdam) disappeared and, apparently, has remained in the family of the officer while his daughter had not sold it for a few hundred dollars.
As art historians believe, despite the deplorable state of the canvas can cost about 80 million euros (55 million pounds).
This year has already held the decision of Russia's General Prosecutor's Office, which said that Logvinenko is a bona fide purchaser of the picture and its acquisition does not violate a single law of Russia.

Works of art stolen by Soviet troops in Germany, remain in Russia is very controversial point. Many Russian they seem sort of compensation for the devastating invasion of Hitler's troops. Since 1991, Germany is trying to negotiate with Russia on the restitution of approximately 200 thousand works of art. For its part, Russia also makes claims regarding the return of icons and other art objects stolen by German troops in the initial period of war.

Sam Logvinenko anything to anyone is not going to give.

- I do not want to talk about anything with the Germans - he said this in an interview with Russia's daily Izvestia, - at least until then before me did not apologize.