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The Bibliographic Database of German Publication on Russia, the Soviet Union and its Successor States (RussGus)

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.

IDbstz1241
Title

Piece of missing palace evives Russian mystery. Germans conficate mosaic that may be only fragment of treasure lost in war

PublishedAustin American Statesman, vom 25.05.1997; mit Abb.
Formnewspaper article
SoundexP1800; M6864; P1580; E0800; R7860; M6827; G4766; C4634; M6840; F3746; T2787
ClassificationÜber die 1996/1997 aufgetauchten Fragmente des Bernsteinzimmers und ihre Rückgabe
AbstractIt 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 advantace of the confusion to purloin a piece for himself. Now the gold-frammed mosaic of marble and semiprecious stones may be the only part of. the 18th century treasure to have survived. German officials this month confiscated the mosaic.
Noteaus: 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. 1241, s. RussGus-BernStZ
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