As the Moscow institution is temporarily closed and its director, Roman Romanov, is dismissed, fears grow that Russia’s past ...

But his fondness for foreign company and lack of deference for the Orthodox Church got sharp tongues wagging in Moscow ... out of ammunition during a battle for a critical mountain pass.

After its display in Moscow, the fresco will be returned to Voronezh, where it will take a central place in the Hall of Antiquity at the Voronezh State Art Museum named after I. Kramskoy.