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About 50,000 Museum Pieces Lost

18 July 2008

The Associated Press

A sweeping government audit has revealed that up to 50,000 pieces are missing from Russia’s museums — everything from pre-Revolutionary medals and weapons to precious works of art, a member of the survey team said Thursday.

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