Beautiful loot: the Soviet plunder of Europe's art treasures
In what has been called one of the most important pieces of investigative journalism ever undertaken in the art world, Konstantin Akinsha and Grigorii Kozlov tell the story of how the Russians stole millions of art objects from European museums and private collectors in the final days of World War I...
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1995
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| Zusammenfassung: | In what has been called one of the most important pieces of investigative journalism ever undertaken in the art world, Konstantin Akinsha and Grigorii Kozlov tell the story of how the Russians stole millions of art objects from European museums and private collectors in the final days of World War II and hid them away for fifty years. The Nazi confiscation of art from Jewish families and occupied countries has been well documented, but the story of what happened to the art after the Nazis were defeated in 1945 was virtually unknown until recently. Secret "trophy brigades" were established early in 1945, with specific instructions from Stalin to remove art from Germany and ship it back to the USSR on special trains. This operation began while the fighting was still going on and was conducted at a frenzied pace for several months. It was the most prodigious transport operation of artworks in the history of mankind. Trophies were being removed from Germany as late as 1948 Works by such masters as Botticelli, El Greco, Goya, Delacroix, Picasso, Velazquez, Matisse, Renoir, Raphael, Rembrandt, Rubens, Titian, and Degas made their way to the Soviet Union. It was not until the late 1980s, when the Soviet Union began to dissolve, that it was possible to piece together this story. Akinsha and Kozlov were instrumental in revealing it to the West and in forcing Russian authorities to acknowledge the existence of the secret depositories. The Hermitage exhibited its collection of previously hidden Impressionist paintings early in 1995, but the Russians have been adamant in their refusal to return the stolen things, and the fate of the trophy art continues to be hotly debated |
| Beschreibung: | XIII, 301 S. Ill., Kt. |
| ISBN: | 0679443894 |
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| spelling | Akinša, Konstantin Verfasser aut Beautiful loot the Soviet plunder of Europe's art treasures Konstantin Akinsha and Grigorii Kozlov 1. ed. New York Random House 1995 XIII, 301 S. Ill., Kt. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier In what has been called one of the most important pieces of investigative journalism ever undertaken in the art world, Konstantin Akinsha and Grigorii Kozlov tell the story of how the Russians stole millions of art objects from European museums and private collectors in the final days of World War II and hid them away for fifty years. The Nazi confiscation of art from Jewish families and occupied countries has been well documented, but the story of what happened to the art after the Nazis were defeated in 1945 was virtually unknown until recently. Secret "trophy brigades" were established early in 1945, with specific instructions from Stalin to remove art from Germany and ship it back to the USSR on special trains. This operation began while the fighting was still going on and was conducted at a frenzied pace for several months. It was the most prodigious transport operation of artworks in the history of mankind. Trophies were being removed from Germany as late as 1948 Works by such masters as Botticelli, El Greco, Goya, Delacroix, Picasso, Velazquez, Matisse, Renoir, Raphael, Rembrandt, Rubens, Titian, and Degas made their way to the Soviet Union. It was not until the late 1980s, when the Soviet Union began to dissolve, that it was possible to piece together this story. Akinsha and Kozlov were instrumental in revealing it to the West and in forcing Russian authorities to acknowledge the existence of the secret depositories. The Hermitage exhibited its collection of previously hidden Impressionist paintings early in 1995, but the Russians have been adamant in their refusal to return the stolen things, and the fate of the trophy art continues to be hotly debated Geschichte 1900-2000 Geschichte 1939-1945 gnd rswk-swf Geschichte 1945-1948 gnd rswk-swf Kunstroof gtt Tweede Wereldoorlog gtt Geschichte Weltkrieg (1939-1945) Art thefts Germany History 20th century Art treasures in war Geschichte (DE-588)4020517-4 gnd rswk-swf Krieg (DE-588)4033114-3 gnd rswk-swf Kulturgüterschutz (DE-588)4165975-2 gnd rswk-swf Kunstraub (DE-588)4134168-5 gnd rswk-swf Deutschland Sowjetunion Soviet Union Cultural policy Deutschland Gebiet unter Alliierter Besatzung, Sowjetische Zone (DE-588)35102-7 gnd rswk-swf Deutschland (DE-588)4011882-4 gnd rswk-swf Sowjetunion (DE-588)4077548-3 gnd rswk-swf Sowjetunion (DE-588)4077548-3 g Kunstraub (DE-588)4134168-5 s Deutschland (DE-588)4011882-4 g Geschichte 1945-1948 z DE-188 Kulturgüterschutz (DE-588)4165975-2 s Krieg (DE-588)4033114-3 s Geschichte 1939-1945 z 1\p DE-604 2\p DE-604 Deutschland Gebiet unter Alliierter Besatzung, Sowjetische Zone (DE-588)35102-7 g Geschichte (DE-588)4020517-4 s 3\p DE-604 Kozlov, Grigorij 1961- Verfasser (DE-588)113812132 aut 1\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk 2\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk 3\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk |
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| title | Beautiful loot the Soviet plunder of Europe's art treasures |
| title_auth | Beautiful loot the Soviet plunder of Europe's art treasures |
| title_exact_search | Beautiful loot the Soviet plunder of Europe's art treasures |
| title_full | Beautiful loot the Soviet plunder of Europe's art treasures Konstantin Akinsha and Grigorii Kozlov |
| title_fullStr | Beautiful loot the Soviet plunder of Europe's art treasures Konstantin Akinsha and Grigorii Kozlov |
| title_full_unstemmed | Beautiful loot the Soviet plunder of Europe's art treasures Konstantin Akinsha and Grigorii Kozlov |
| title_short | Beautiful loot |
| title_sort | beautiful loot the soviet plunder of europe s art treasures |
| title_sub | the Soviet plunder of Europe's art treasures |
| topic | Kunstroof gtt Tweede Wereldoorlog gtt Geschichte Weltkrieg (1939-1945) Art thefts Germany History 20th century Art treasures in war Geschichte (DE-588)4020517-4 gnd Krieg (DE-588)4033114-3 gnd Kulturgüterschutz (DE-588)4165975-2 gnd Kunstraub (DE-588)4134168-5 gnd |
| topic_facet | Kunstroof Tweede Wereldoorlog Geschichte Weltkrieg (1939-1945) Art thefts Germany History 20th century Art treasures in war Krieg Kulturgüterschutz Kunstraub Deutschland Sowjetunion Soviet Union Cultural policy Deutschland Gebiet unter Alliierter Besatzung, Sowjetische Zone |
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