It might have been Georgi Kostaki, a leading Moscow collector or Sergei
Shchukin, although he collected more Western European art.
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From: "Emma Brown" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 7:32 AM
Subject: Soviet art collection


> Can anyone help me. I need to write a paper on a
> collector and his/her collection for my assessed piece
> of work. I have decided on the person and the
> collection, but this is my difficulty, I cannot
> remember the man's name nor the exact country he came
> from. All I know is that he was/is the curator of a
> small museum in one of the Independant States of the
> Former Soviet Union (I think it may have been either
> Tajikistan, Turkmenistan or Uzbekistan, but I'm not
> 100%).
>  Basically, from what I can remember, this man had
> spent most of his career collecting and rescuing art
> that had been banned by the Soviet government. Because
> he lived in such a remote area he was able to do this
> without being discovered and it has only been recently
> that this unique collection of art has been
> discovered.
> This man risked everything, including, possibly, his
> life, to preserve works of art that would otherwise
> have been destroyed. I heard about the article quite
> some time ago, but I have been unable to find it
> since. I have contacted the paper that published it
> but I would appreciate any info that anyone on the
> List could give me.
>
> Many thanks
>
> Emma B
>
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