In the south of Russia is thriving industry selling on the black market antiquities, including historical monuments which existed here in the first century AD a large Jewish community. Antiquity with "Menorah" and inscriptions in Hebrew, Jewish oligarchs buy.
"In the Krasnodar Territory has an entire industry - following the example of non-Jewish" colleagues "Jewish oligarchs have collected all of the Jewish Khazar or past. All things are falling for them lost to history because of their" out of context - we do not know when and where they found, and finds the meaning is lost "- said the portal IzRus professor of Middle East Studies Bar-Ilan University hazaroved Dan Shapira, one of the world's leading experts on the early history of Jews in modern Russia.
Just this week, Vladimir Putin held a videoconference with leaders of the major archaeological expeditions in the territory of Russia. One of his companions became the head of the department of Classical Archaeology Institute of Archaeology, Russian Academy of Sciences Vladimir Kuznetsov, a lifetime dedicated research Phanagoria. This is the largest ancient settlement in the territory of Russia, located in the Krasnodar region, where since the beginning of our era there was a large Jewish community. Since the XIX century and to this day in and around Phanagoria find historical values with Jewish symbols and inscriptions in Hebrew. However, since the authorities do not control the conduct of excavations in this area, there has long wielded "black archeologists" who then sell their finds professional buyers.
"Well, that took up the subject of archeology, Vladimir Putin. It would be nice if he took up the issue of theft and so-called" black archeologists "Historical Treasures of Jewish and non Jewish oligarchs. It would be nice if other than the allocation of funds (to support the archaeological expeditions) Putin would stop this looting. It causes great damage to the historical heritage of Russia and study the history of the Jewish people "- said Dan Shapira.
Vladimir Kuznetsov, who for decades headed the scientific excavations in Phanagoria, back in June 1999, told the publication Kommersant: "The market antiquities estimated at billions of dollars. These ancient becoming more expensive every year and are considered a good investment. Therefore, their production and purchase of private in the Black Sea become well-adjusted industry. Groups of people from the local children to professional treasure hunters, leave in summer to excavate, equipped from head to toe - with metal detectors, or detectors of emptiness (search crypts). There is, at the excavation site, the buyers come from the black markets of Kerch Novorossiysk, Simferopol, Sevastopol and Moscow, and buy cheap things, which through the following dealers eventually get to the auctions.
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