Russian businessman donates 70 icons worth around $1m to the Church
Sergei Shmakov and the Toropets Virgin Mary By Sophia Kishkovsky 26/10/2011 Sergei Shmakov has spent over a year tracking down the works, which were removed from Russia after the Bolshevik Revolution and during the first world war. MOSCOW.
Sergei Shmakov and the Toropets Virgin Mary By Sophia Kishkovsky 26/10/2011 Sergei Shmakov has spent over a year tracking down the works, which were removed from Russia after the Bolshevik Revolution and during the first world war. MOSCOW.
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Russian businessman donates 70 icons worth around $1m to the Church