THIVES, VANDALS AND IDIOTS: A Criminal History of Russian Art

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Stupidity, hope for chance and drunkenness - this is what distinguishes Russian crimes in the field of art:
- To pick out 602 diamonds from icons and hide behind the iconostasis for three days, so that later you will be exhausted from hunger and thirst, and literally fall on the head of the police.
- In broad daylight, go to the Hermitage and cut the canvas out of the frame, fold it several times ... And then toss the picture to a prominent politician.
- In front of the public, take the picture out of the frame, leave your fingerprints on the abandoned frame, then hide the picture at the construction site. And be arrested the next morning.
“Smash the window of the museum drunk with a stone, drink more, sleep on antique furniture. And to be taken red-handed - with a single bronze statuette.

In the new book by Sophia Bagdasarova, bestselling author of Hateful Art (2018 Enlightener Award nominee), you will learn all about how crimes are committed in Russian museums and who are usually the criminals. All the thefts, scams and acts of vandalism described in the book are completely real historical events, and that is why they are especially surprising. They are absurd - and therefore the book is filled with special, absurd humor. After all, you can’t write about these crimes with a national Russian flavor otherwise.

In addition to fascinating crime-humorous stories, the book includes normal journalistic articles about absolutely wild Russian crimes, as well as insider interviews from representatives of the modern art market, who wished to remain anonymous, but revealed amazing details of the shady antique business.

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Barcode: 9785041014209 SKU: 70130935 Category:
Publication language: Russian

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