"Directs the museum should scientists rather than managers'

[Евгений]

Igor Sasha, Anatoly, is also a Russia that we lost .....
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 "..... The Winter Palace, a terrible fire in 1837 ....
 The fire took a long time the attention of St. Petersburg society. Fire struck first from dushnika chimney in the gallery of Peter's room. The ceiling in this room was wooden, and the fire is likely long smoldering, getting to the dry bars, began to spread rapidly.
 

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After learning about the fire, the emperor immediately came to the palace, and passed half the grand dukes, immediately ordered to take them to Anichkovsky palace. Then, after the concert hall and the Great Antechamber, he was greeted in the halls of the Field Marshals and Peter raging fire. Despite the apparent danger, Nicholas I was in the White stamped hall. It seemed that there was no opportunity to go further: it was filled with thick smoke, ceilings and choruses topple. Although the emperor was on fire through the whole of the palace, he ordered summon two nearest regiments, Transfiguration, and Pavlovsky, and instructed the soldiers to make furniture and jewelry and put them on the Palace Square. The soldiers, who were joined as sailors, with honor the work assigned to them: except for some bulky items, all were rescued in one piece. From silverware, worth a few million, nothing is lost. Diamonds and other gems and all survived ..... rare spectacle presented on the night and the next day, the Palace Square. Luxurious furniture, mirrors, paintings, bronze statues were in disarray around the Alexander Column on the snow. Hours of music thrown at once, played the aria. Unknown people helped to make things. And yet, everything was intact, there was no attempt to steal ......"
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Сообщение от redbor

The age-old Russian tradition : "Who that the watchman , he then has ..."

This is absolutely not applicable to the museum staff .
Now it's not even enthusiasts , this is - altruists >
And a low bow to them , because they (the museum staff ) , is still there.
Maybe a little pompous , but they are - the salt of the Russian land ..