Matvienko: Scythian gold should be returned to where they took him to the Crimea
The speaker of Council of Federation Valentina Matvienko considers that the question of the collection of Scythian gold politicized, it should be returned to the Museum of the Crimea.
" My personal opinion: there where it was taken, and there should be returned, " said Matvienko correspondents. In her expression, the issue is being politicized, but it was joined by the head of the Ministry of culture of the Russian Federation Vladimir Medinsky and special envoy of the Russian President for international cultural cooperation Mikhail Shvydkoi." Scythian gold was discovered in the Crimea, it is part of the history of the Crimea ", - said Mrs. Matvienko, noting that the Museum was directly entered into a contract with the Netherlands.
Exhibition " Crimea: gold and the secrets of the Black sea " was opened in the archaeological Allard Pierson Museum in Amsterdam in early February, even before the Crimea joined Russia. The collection presents archaeological finds from five Crimean museums and Among them 4 Crimean: Central Museum of Tauris, national preserve of Tauric Chersonesos, Bakhchisarai and the Kerch Museum-reserves. Among the exhibits artifacts of gold, ceremonial helmet and precious stones.
After the events in the Crimea its rights to the collection brought fresh power in Kiev. The curator of the exhibition Valentina Mordvintseva of the Crimean branch of the Institute of archaeology of the national Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, first said that the authorities of the Netherlands guaranteed Crimean museums return of all sent for exhibition in Amsterdam historical exhibits.
The Minister of culture of Crimea Arina nowosielski said Last news that the Ukrainian authorities are trying to RAID seizure collection of Scythian gold from the Crimean museums, are exhibited in the Netherlands. In the Netherlands has told that studying the legal aspect of the matter.
The Ministry of culture of Ukraine said Thursday that the exhibits will be returned to Kiev, because recognized as state property of Ukraine. University of Amsterdam, which owns the Museum of Scythian gold from the Crimea, did not confirm these data. Explaining these messages, special envoy of the Russian President for international cultural cooperation Mikhail Shvydkoi in an interview Last news said that the issue of return of Scythian gold unclear.