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| Russian art show one step closer | Russian art show one step closer |
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| A London exhibition of major Russian and French artworks is now expected to go-ahead as a new law to protect them has come into force in the UK. | |
| Russia's culture agency had blocked the export of the paintings to the Royal Academy of Art until a law was implemented guaranteeing their safety. | Russia's culture agency had blocked the export of the paintings to the Royal Academy of Art until a law was implemented guaranteeing their safety. |
| It feared they could be seized because of disputes about their ownership. | It feared they could be seized because of disputes about their ownership. |
| The government confirmed the "immunity from seizure" legislation had been brought forward from February. | The government confirmed the "immunity from seizure" legislation had been brought forward from February. |
| From Russia: French and Russian Master Paintings is due to open at the Royal Academy of Art on 26 January. | From Russia: French and Russian Master Paintings is due to open at the Royal Academy of Art on 26 January. |
| Some of the 120 paintings included in the exhibition were taken from private collections after Russia's 1917 revolution. | Some of the 120 paintings included in the exhibition were taken from private collections after Russia's 1917 revolution. |
| It was thought some of them could be seized to settle private legal claims. | It was thought some of them could be seized to settle private legal claims. |
| Strained relations | |
| The Department for Culture, Media and Sport said that Culture Secretary James Purnell had made the order to bring the legislation in on 31 December. | The Department for Culture, Media and Sport said that Culture Secretary James Purnell had made the order to bring the legislation in on 31 December. |
| It means that descendants of the original owners cannot bring forward their claims on British soil. | It means that descendants of the original owners cannot bring forward their claims on British soil. |
| The chief executive of the Royal Academy of Arts, Charles Saumarez Smith, said he expected the Russian Federal Agency for Culture and Cinematography to give final approval to the loans on 8 January. | The chief executive of the Royal Academy of Arts, Charles Saumarez Smith, said he expected the Russian Federal Agency for Culture and Cinematography to give final approval to the loans on 8 January. |
| The exhibition is currently showing in Dusseldorf, Germany. | The exhibition is currently showing in Dusseldorf, Germany. |
| Both the British and Russian governments have denied the clash related to the fallout from the murder of former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko in London last year, which has led to strained relations between the two countries. | Both the British and Russian governments have denied the clash related to the fallout from the murder of former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko in London last year, which has led to strained relations between the two countries. |