In Kaluga arrested two men who kidnapped 9 July 2015 three paintings (including works Polenov and Aivazovsky) from Tarusa art gallery. All three paintings managed to return

"Employees of the Main Department of criminal investigation Department of the MIA of Russia in cooperation with colleagues from the Ministry of internal Affairs of Russia in Kaluga region found three paintings stolen from Tarusa art gallery," — said the official representative of the Ministry of internal Affairs of Russia Elena Alekseeva@

"as a result of operative-investigative activities detained the 31-year-old and 33-year-old male residents of Kaluga, one of which was previously convicted. They seized paintings И. K. Aivazovsky "Sea off the island of Capri" and В. D. Polenov "Head of the Jerusalem Jew"," — said Elena Alekseeva@

during the operative-search activities the third picture — unknown artist "the Crucifixion with mourners and St. Francis of Assisi" — police found in one of the capital Lombardo@

Morning on July 9 of this year in the town of Tarusa, Kaluga region two unknown persons in masks broke into the office Tarusa art gallery — the Kaluga branch of the Museum of fine arts. Threatening with the subject similar to the gun Director and art galleries tied up and then the criminals stole the picture I. C. Aivazovsky "the Sea off the island of Capri," V.  Polenov "Head of the Jerusalem Jew" and a painting by an unknown artist, "the Crucifixion with mourners and St. Francis of Assisi".

damage Caused is more than 7.5 millionruble@

On this fact WITH MO the Ministry of internal Affairs of Russia "Tarusa" was a criminal case under part 4 of article 162 of the Russian criminal code ("Robbery committed by an organized group, in especially large size").

Source: mvd.ru