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

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American Museum of the City Clinton refused to immediately return to Russia 37 icons from the collections of the Central Museum of Ancient Culture and Art of Andrei Rublev. There is a threat of arrest of these icons in the USA.

Late last week the Ministry of Culture of Russia demanded from the Museum of Russian Icons in Clinton, Massachusetts, to dismantle forthwith the exhibition of icons and return it to Russia. This exhibition of 37 icons and other artifacts from the Moscow Museum of Andrei Rublev is located in Clinton last October. It was assumed that the exposition will run until July 25. But lately, the situation worsened with the Russian-American cultural exchanges, associated with the so-called library Schneerson. Recall: a collection of 12,000 books and 50,000 manuscripts that Hasidic rabbi from the village of Lubavitch today Smolensk Oblast Joseph Isaac Schneerson and his descendants were collected from the end of XVIII and the beginning of XX century. As a result of two world wars and revolutions, this collection came to the Russian State Library and the Russian State Military Archive. But American Hasidim - one of the streams of Judaism - in August 2010 after years of litigation made by the Washington court decision, asserting their right to a historical relic. The Russian Foreign Ministry saw this as "a flagrant violation of universally accepted norms and principles in international law."

Conflict situation is virtually stalled US-Russian cultural relations. Our museum workers have ceased to send their exhibits to the United States, fearing for their arrest as a response from the American justice system. It remained only to decide to withdraw the already operating in America, our exhibition, which was done by Ministry of Culture of Russia. But yesterday, the museum founder Gordon Lankton and its director, Kent Russell refused to return the icons, arguing that there is no force majeure. They can be understood: premature closing of the exhibition would bring them huge losses.

Among the exposed America's icons, there are "Life-Giving Trinity" - not the world-famous Rublev icon is kept in the Tretyakov Gallery, but one of her listings. Yet why, knowing the situation with the Hasidim, the Museum of icons Rublev dared to send to America? Unfortunately, at the Museum "labor" in a harsh manner refused comment.
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Mikhail Shvydkoi, envoy of Russian President:

- The decision of the U.S. court on the rights of the community "Agudas Chabad Chassidim" on the library Schneerson Russia considers null and void. My colleagues from the Ministry of Culture, had reason to release the show in America. But now the hype has arisen may provoke new acts of the community "Agudas Chabad Chassidim" and we do not know how to behave with the American legal system. Not even for the U.S. State Department here may not be enough. Therefore be more likely to return these items to Russia.

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But now the hype has arisen can cause of the new community of "Agudas Chabad Chassidim, and we do not know how to behave with the American legal system. Not even for the U.S. State Department here can not be enough. Therefore be more likely to return these items to Russia.

And the American Museum is quite understandable. Were colleagues! Already many times I read this information and want to draw attention to modalnost.Nichego than unilateral steps of Russia, the destabilizing cross-cultural relations, has not yet seen. I can not help thinking (which I have already expressed in previous discussions in order) on the provocation of the Foreign Ministry and the Ministry of Culture. Because the situation does not develop in the direction of the scandal, and it should be pushed out. Suspended by the US-Russian exhibitions, fly to the line of the contract and plans of American museums, but they do not live on gosdotatsii as ours, and for them to cancel the show if already incurred costs - an extremely unpleasant thing. Or an exhibition from the museum Rublev already prepared for the slaughter, inciting, for some channels Hasidim to sharp movements, which they themselves are by no means go?

Dear Dogel, sorry. that you put the material under this heading. I have a straight heart sank! I think - what Andrei Rublev under threat in America? Here we have anything in the country under threat - and in museums and mansions and temples - that's for sure. What we do with Rublev in Vladimir? I will not really continue this difficult topic. Again, shamelessly divert the public eye ...

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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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The owner of a private museum in the United States has refused to return home ahead of a collection of Russian icons

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I wonder how the ministry in general has given permission to exhibit in this museum , on what terms? What a museum , what a collection of what was on the icons - I think it woke up in the ministry , but just do not tell . If you have provided for "compensation " to the museum
Rublev , but now they also do not get it . So, all in vain tried . Although the owner of this may still shake out fine , but probably will not , if he buys the icons here and he needed a visa.

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Seema, national exhibitions in the U.S., in the village, in a private museum (almost a year) - 37 unique icons of Andrei Rublev Museum ..

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Eugene, I think this type of a friend of the museum Rublev, consults, invites, etc.
This, I think, the consequence of personal relationships.
But as the ministry missed - amazing!
Hindsight strong.

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Seema, is interesting in the last 10 years , Russia ( Province ) at least one exhibition of the museum's Andrei Rublev was ? That museum workers oligarchs icon " give " .. then in the U.S. ( local oligarchs ) have dozens to a year is sent ..
Sima , may properly done , that icon of the museum was transferred to the temple ?

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The Russian Museum has agreed to postpone an ancient icon of the church

will be preserved ..

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I wonder, does anyone know how well things are given to this exhibition?
The word "unique" in journalistic reports could mean anything.

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I wonder, does anyone know how well things are given to this exhibition?

So in the Museum of all things "quality".
There collection of icons XIII-XVII centuries.

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Сообщение от Cyril Syzransky

So in the Museum of all things "quality".
There collection of icons XIII-XVII centuries.

That's it, of course.
But you will agree, XIII century.
and XVII century.
- Two, even a small (and for me so long), but the difference.
And besides, there is a XVII century, and has the XVII century.
I asked about it.