  Stolen Aivazovsky painting found in Switzerland September 29, 2017 - 13:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A stolen painting by outstanding Russian seascape artist of Armenian origin Ivan Aivazovsky was withdrawn from sale in an auction house in Switzerland, official representative of Russia's interior ministry Irina Volk has said, according to TASS. The INTERPOL National Central Bureau and the culture ministry determined the location of the stolen work of art, which has a special value for the cultural heritage of Russia, Volk said. According to her, Aivazovsky's "View of Revel" created in 1845, was going to be showcased at Switzerland's Koller auction house. The original name of the painting is "The Sea". Currently, work is underway to return the painting to Russia. A number of exhibitions and events worldwide celebrate the artist's 200th birth anniversary.  Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
