Andrei Rublev under threat of arrest in the U.S.

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 The owner of a private museum in the United States is ready to return Russia to its icon, if he would continue to allow access to the Russian Federation
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The owner of a private museum in Clinton (Mass.) Gordon Lankton volunteered to return to their homeland icons from the collection of Moscow Museum. Andrei Rublev. "I do not know when it will happen, but we do have now a willingness to" - he said in an interview with Itar-Tass by telephone.

His position, former American businessman-turned-museum business after retirement, motivated by the fact that the Russian side has received the appropriate instructions. To a request to clarify what he meant, Lankton said: "Yeah, I thought we could, and the country will never again be allowed. And we have a museum of Russian icons, nothing more than icons, we have not. We have in this case $ 30 million invested. " From this it follows that its position on the "it links to the conservation of what is available in Russia.

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On the question of whether he expects to receive compensation in connection with the early termination of exposure, the owner of the American Museum said that "no compensation will not cover damage" that occurred in his case. He did not agree that the current situation is profitable for him at least that attracts attention and interest in his collection. In the U.S. about the story beyond the Clinton hardly write, "said Lankton. Yes, and the locals (there are only about 12 thousand people), according to him, gets confused about what actually happened.

The exhibition from the Museum of icons to them. Rublev was sent to the U.S. last fall. Initially it was assumed that it would work until July of this year. Ahead of it back home decided to Russia because of threats of attacks on exhibit in the United States. They may arise in light of last year's resolution
U.S. court on the transfer of the Jewish movement of Chabad Lubavitch of historical books and documents, known as the "Schneerson Collection".

This collection has never belonged to this organization and did not leave the territory of Russia, the Russian authorities regard the decision of a federal court in Washington on the occasion of its illegal. Nevertheless, the Chassidim immediately warned that after a "reasonable time" will seek to implement this decision by any way possible. Lankton is now said to him they do not enter into contact.

The reason for the call to the museum was the news that the Ministry of Culture in Moscow received a letter Lankton to accept the return of the exhibition at home. American confirmed that sent such a letter, but it was, he said, still "a week or two ago."

Meanwhile, a few days ago in Clinton to receive the exposure and Russian diplomats have visited the Museum of the employee. Rublev. Lankton led negotiations with them, ended without result. Then he refused to recognize the "force majeure", requiring early termination of
exhibition.

Attempts to correspondent of ITAR-TASS understand this incompatibility calendar and figure out how did matters stand now, without success. On the question about what has changed since then, the owner of the museum said: "Nothing." Also the signs of what they now are more friendly. " And to clarify, whether he will return icons, unless they are now once again will be representatives of the Russian side, said: "We are with them now does not talk about."

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