United States Gives Russia Back Czar’s Stolen Medallion
March 5, 2010 by All Art News
Filed under Arts Policy
MOSCOW.- The U.S. Ambassador to Russia returned a stolen silver medallion that belonged to the last Russian czar to Moscow Thursday after it was recovered from an online auction by U.S. investigators. Ambassador John Beyrle said that the recovery of the rare artifact signaled increasing trust between Moscow and Washington. “This detective story is a wonderful example of successful cooperation, which allows us to improve relations between Russia and the United States,” Beyrle said during a ceremony at his official [...]

