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- catalog abstract "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.".
- catalog contributor b8541746.
- catalog contributor b8541747.
- catalog contributor b8541748.
- catalog coverage "Soviet Union Cultural policy.".
- catalog created "c1995.".
- catalog date "1995".
- catalog date "c1995.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1995.".
- catalog description "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.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-292) and index.".
- catalog description "The mysteries of the gold and amber -- The looting of Germany -- Hostages of the Cold War -- Revelations.".
- catalog description "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.".
- catalog extent "xiii, 301 p., [32] p. of plates :".
- catalog hasFormat "Beautiful loot.".
- catalog identifier "0679443894 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Beautiful loot.".
- catalog issued "1995".
- catalog issued "c1995.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Random House,".
- catalog relation "Beautiful loot.".
- catalog spatial "Germany".
- catalog spatial "Soviet Union Cultural policy.".
- catalog subject "709/.43/09044 20".
- catalog subject "Art thefts Germany History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "Art treasures in war.".
- catalog subject "N8795.3.G3 A39 1995".
- catalog subject "World War, 1939-1945 Art and the war.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The mysteries of the gold and amber -- The looting of Germany -- Hostages of the Cold War -- Revelations.".
- catalog title "Beautiful loot : the Soviet plunder of Europe's art treasures / Konstantin Akinsha and Grigorii Kozlov, with Sylvia Hochfield.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".