Nearly 200 volumes have gone missing from libraries across Europe. Some suspect it is another “special operation”
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Between 2022 and 2023, as many as 170 rare and valuable editions of Russian classics were stolen from libraries across Europe.…
The long read: Between 2022 and 2023, as many as 170 rare and valuable editions of Russian classics were stolen from libraries…
Museum thefts are surprisingly common
That is partly necessary—and partly alarming
The old elite are fretting as a new cast of characters soars to the top
In Ukraine, the wreckage is often gone before victims can recover their effects
