‘During Mikhail Piotrovsky’s time in charge of the Hermitage, several families he knows have made a killing through lucrative Hermitage contracts’ begins an in-depth investigation…
RuzhnikovMay 21, 2021
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The interview that Hermitage boss Mikhail Piotrovsky gave to the Russian media outlet RBK on 7 April 2021 left me – and everyone else with a…
RuzhnikovApril 21, 2021
The Hermitage Fauxbergé Show is Over But the Stench of Scandal Lingers On The Ivanov Exhibition of Fake Fabergé in the Hermitage, officially styled…
RuzhnikovApril 14, 2021
Easter Sunday, April 4 2021, from 9-10:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (New York City) The story about Faberge and the scandal in the Hermitage will start about 9:20 a.m. After…
RuzhnikovApril 1, 2021
Another item worthy of attention is the ‘Presentation Ring with Imperial Eagle’ (catalogue n° 9). ‘Fabergé – Jeweller to the Imperial Court’ Exhibition Catalogue This…
RuzhnikovMarch 24, 2021
Professor Ivanov has complained, in one of his speeches, about my ignoring the icon of St Nicholas the Wonderworker (n° 25 in the Hermitage catalogue) when…
RuzhnikovMarch 23, 2021
Еще один предмет, который заслуживает внимания, – “перстень подарочный с императорским орлом” (no. 9 в каталоге). Каталог выставки «Фаберже – ювелир Императорского двора», Издательство Государственного…
RuzhnikovMarch 22, 2021
В одном из своих выступлений профессор Иванов посетовал, что делая разбор фальшивок, я обошел вниманием икону св. Николая Чудотворца. Спешу исправить эту прискорбную оплошность. Каталог…
RuzhnikovMarch 18, 2021
My Dear Piotrovsky – We seem to have established a worthwhile dialogue, despite the Hermitage’s lofty silence and its failure to refute my charges about…
RuzhnikovMarch 13, 2021
Господин Пиотровский! Похоже, у нас с вами налаживается неплохой диалог, несмотря на то, что Эрмитаж хранит гордое молчание и до сих пор не опроверг ни…
RuzhnikovMarch 9, 2021
Dear Mr Piotrovsky! I would like to begin by expressing my gratitude. My thanks to you for tirelessly, night and day, giving me reasons to…
RuzhnikovMarch 5, 2021
