Determining the exact number of valuable objects released by the conquerors is a complicated and long process, especially since the Russians released not only art objects, but also documentation.
The invaders took thousands of properties from Ukraine, but the exact value of what was stolen is unknown. This was announced by Ukraine’s Deputy Minister of Culture and Information Policy Kateryna Chueva in a press conference on the topic: “International assistance to save damaged museum valuables in wartime,” Ukrinform reports.
“Right now, work is underway to clarify the numbers, at least in the areas accessible to us as a result of de-occupation. The regions are doing this work on their own, partially with the participation of ICIP . Today we are talking about tens of thousands of displaced items, if we only talk about the state part of the museum fund. I cannot give a number for the archives today, it is a separate category,” said Chueva.
The deputy minister emphasized that determining the exact value of valuables taken out by the invaders is a complicated and long process, especially since the Russians took not only art objects, but also documentation.
“If most of the documentation existed in the form of paper, now that it has disappeared, you have to check some sources … It is a very difficult job and takes time, because the collections are large,” said Chueva.
The return of cultural property is a more complex and lengthy problem.
“Even if we know where all these things are, and if there is no voluntary act of return, then these processes due to litigation can take a very long time. We are talking about years. I hope not decade,” Chueva said.
It will be remembered that the Court of Appeal in Amsterdam decided that the collection of Scythian gold from the museums of Crimea should be transferred to Ukraine.
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