Aivazovsky painting stolen from Moscow businessmanJuly 15, 2011 - 12:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Moscow police have detained a woman on suspicion of stealing a painting by famous seascape painter Ivan Aivazovsky she was reportedly restoring, a police source told Itar-Tass on Friday, July 15. According to the source, a businessman reported to police that he handed over to the woman Aivazovsky’s painting “Seashore. Calm. A Landscape with a Carriage and a Boat” estimated at about 18 million roubles. He failed to get the painting back after the restoration. So far the man has not produced any documents confirming the painting’s authenticity. The woman was detained on fraud charges. Police are taking efforts to find the painting, Itar-Tass reported. 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 | Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan. Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem." U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says. Dozens detained as antigovernment protest continue in Armenia At least 63 people demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation were detained on May 14 as they blocked streets in Yerevan. |