Cherkaeva O.E., Chuvilova I.V. The problem of lost and displaced cultural values in the Soviet museum work of 1940 – 1950th

Abstract: the article is devoted to the topic of cultural losses in the Soviet Union during the World War II and the related problem of displaced cultural valuables. It shows the scope of losses incurred by the country; based on the archive sources and materials of 1940th the author tells about work of Research Institute of local history and museum work, related to the evaluation of the museum losses of the USSR (making price lists and lists of equivalents of museum values), about the selfless work of museum professionals of the Pushkin Museum on storage, restoration and scientific treatment of displaced as equivalents from German museum treasures, gives the evaluation of restitution process.

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