[Eriksson]

It is hard to imagine the Bolshevik government, the 20th of years have not yet osoznavashee a "forever", and essentially consists of a gang, seizing up of power - as the organizers of clandestine artisanal production of false icons. Their task in the early years was sov.vlasti amass by robbery as much as possible and wherever possible.
Ostyuda and the confiscation of church valuables, gold, gems and silver, as well as the expropriation of property of the museum.
But even with all this they were able to sell the antiques abroad only 20 million gold rubles, while the system is Torgsin (jewelry and coins in exchange for food - annotated. For youth <! - ~ 1 ~ ->) gave 270 million. Is there a difference?
Who would have occurred to perelitsovyvat icons, of which there was then in bulk, or to send buyers to the villages of icons? In places without roads, communications? Yes, and would not have to buy - want to be there and taken away for free, good to have left to live.
Shorter. Complete nonsense. On another occasion, the writer of legends such as "it's not us falshakov made, and the Bolsheviks," the story to brush up a little in the way.

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khmelev, gave a very interesting link, thank you! By the way, there are very curious about Torgsin information.