Russian Museums: First Looting, Next Privatization?
Thursday, July 24th, 2008“Thousands of items have apparently gone missing from state-run museums and galleries, the authorities recently announced. Is it time to consider privatizing some of Russia’s great museums?”
Vladimir Kozlov of Moscow News writes:
The grave situation with Russia’s state-run museums and their storage facilities went public two years ago, when a large theft from the country’s main [...]
