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A court in St Petersburg has sentenced an art thief to five years in jail for stealing dozens of artworks from Russia's famous Hermitage museum. | A court in St Petersburg has sentenced an art thief to five years in jail for stealing dozens of artworks from Russia's famous Hermitage museum. |
Nikolai Zavadsky was found to have colluded with his late wife, Larisa Zavadskaya - a curator at the museum who died last year. | Nikolai Zavadsky was found to have colluded with his late wife, Larisa Zavadskaya - a curator at the museum who died last year. |
Zavadsky, a history teacher, was also told to pay back 7.4m roubles ($283,000; £147,000) to the Hermitage. | Zavadsky, a history teacher, was also told to pay back 7.4m roubles ($283,000; £147,000) to the Hermitage. |
Silverware, jewellery and ornate enamels were among the 226 items lost. | Silverware, jewellery and ornate enamels were among the 226 items lost. |
The losses, estimated at $5m (£2.67m), were discovered last July. About half of the stolen items have been recovered. | The losses, estimated at $5m (£2.67m), were discovered last July. About half of the stolen items have been recovered. |
Larisa Zavadskaya died of a heart attack shortly after the theft was discovered. | |
The Hermitage is home to a massive collection of sculpture, paintings and historic artefacts. It has more than 2.5 million works of art, housed in more than 1,000 rooms. | The Hermitage is home to a massive collection of sculpture, paintings and historic artefacts. It has more than 2.5 million works of art, housed in more than 1,000 rooms. |
The collection includes world-famous masterpieces of Impressionist and Flemish art, and was started by Russian empress Catherine the Great in 1764. | The collection includes world-famous masterpieces of Impressionist and Flemish art, and was started by Russian empress Catherine the Great in 1764. |
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