RussGus: Russian Mosaic Stolen In WWII Said To Be Item Found In Germany

The Bibliographic Database of German Publication on Russia, the Soviet Union and its Successor States (RussGus) contains about 170.000 records from 1974 to 2003 and collects publications of different document types: books, dissertations and other university publications, articles from journals and newspapers including reviews, maps etc. The lists of personal and geographical subjects are located here and here.

ID	bstz0957
Title	Russian Mosaic Stolen In WWII Said To Be Item Found In Germany
Published	Contra Costa Times, vom 16.05.1997
Form	newspaper article
Soundex	R7860; M6840; S8256; F3620; G4766
Classification	Das Bemsteinzimmer vom Abtransport aus der Sowjetunion 1941 bis zu seinem Verschwinden in Königsberg 1945; Über die 1996/1997 aufgetauchten Fragmente des Bernsteinzimmers und ihre Rückgabe
Abstract	It was early in World War II and the legendary Amber Room, looted from a Russian palace, was being shipped back to German territory. When the convoy came under fire, a German soldier took advantage of the confusion to purloin a piece for himself.
Note	aus: Internationale Bibliographie über das Bernsteinzimmer. Международная библиография публикаций о Янтарной комнате. International Bibliography of Publications about the Amber Room. Hrsg. Peter Bruhn. Berlin 2003: Berichtsjahr 1997, Nr. 0957, s. RussGus-BernStZ
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