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St. Petersburg court to hear Bolshoi Drama Theatre embezzlement case

15:56 01/12/2020 The Krasnogvardeisky District Court of St. Petersburg will consider a criminal case over embezzlement of 2 million rubles during technical upgrading of the Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theatre.

Russian man’s 3-year jail sentence for Kuindzhi painting theft upheld

12:10 16/10/2020 The Second Cassation Court of General Jurisdiction on Friday upheld a 3-year prison sentence given to Denis Chuprikov for stealing a painting by prominent Russian artist of Greek origin Arkhip Kuindzhi from Moscow’s Tretyakov Gallery.

Fines fixed in Russia for illegal theater tickets sales

19:01 30/12/2019 President Vladimir Putin has signed the law setting fines for violation of requirements to sale and return of theatrical entertainment events, according to the official website of legal information.

Fines for illegal sale of theater tickets backed by Russia’s upper house of parliament

19:17 23/12/2019 The upper house of Russian parliament, the Federation Council, approved a draft law on fines for violation of requirements to sale and return of theatrical entertainment events on Monday.

Russian Supreme Court denies return of Briullov painting to German collector

14:28 19/12/2019 The Supreme Court of Russia on Thursday granted a cassation appeal filed by prosecution against lower courts’ rulings to return the painting by prominent artist Karl Briullov entitled ‘Christ in the Sepulcher' to German collector Alexander Pevzner.

Property watchdog sues Russian theater for $4.5 million

10:57 09/12/2019 The Moscow Directorate of the Federal Property Management Agency (Rosimushchestvo) has filed a lawsuit with the Moscow Commercial Court seeking to collect about 287 million rubles ($4 million) from Satyricon theater.

Russian man convicted of Kuindzhi painting theft to serve 3-year prison sentence

12:44 26/11/2019 The Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld a 3-year prison sentence given to Denis Chuprikov for stealing a painting by prominent Russian artist of Greek origin Arkhip Kuindzhi from Moscow’s Tretyakov Gallery.

Russia’s State Duma restricts use of Nazi symbols in art, literature and media

15:06 19/11/2019 The State Duma adopted a bill banning the use of Nazi symbols in literature, art and media for educational purposes in the third and final reading on Tuesday.

Sotheby’s internal correspondence could become object of public scrutiny

13:43 17/11/2019 On November 13, the legal team of Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev won another important victory over the auction house Sotheby’s. The judges of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that the attorneys for Rybolovlev are entitled to claim that the auction house Sotheby’s, Inc. produces its internal correspondence as well the other documents for subsequent use in Monaco and Switzerland.

Chief of customs station arrested in St. Petersburg as part of antiques smuggling case

10:51 06/11/2019 A chief of a customs terminal of the Baltic Customs Service has been arrested on suspicion of taking bribes for providing a free importation channel for undeclared antiques from Europe.

St. Petersburg court to hear case over embezzlement during construction of theaters

19:02 16/10/2019 The Smolninsky District Court in St. Petersburg is to hear a criminal case over embezzlement revealed during construction and renovation of two city theaters, as well as delivery of equipment for a St. Petersburg structure of the Chekhov Moscow Art Theater.

Russian man convicted of Kuindzhi painting theft appeals against sentence

11:03 03/10/2019 Denis Chuprikov convicted of stealing a painting by prominent Russian artist of Greek origin Arkhip Kuindzhi from Moscow’s Tretyakov Gallery has filed an appeal against his 3-year jail sentence.

Hype attempt: Russian man gets 3 years for Kuindzhi painting theft from Tretyakov Gallery

16:02 25/09/2019 The Zamoskvoretsky District Court of Moscow on Wednesday sentenced Denis Chuprikov to 3 years in high-security penal colony for the theft of a painting by prominent Russian artist of Greek origin Arkhip Kuindzhi from the Tretyakov Gallery.

Prosecutors demand 4 years behind bars for alleged thief of Kuindzhi painting

17:33 24/09/2019 Prosecutors on Tuesday asked the Zamoskvoretsky District Court of Moscow to sentence Denis Chuprikov charged with stealing a painting by prominent Russian artist of Greek origin Arkhip Kuindzhi from the Tretyakov Gallery to 4 years in custody.

Appeals court refuses to mitigate sentence of man convicted of damaging Repin painting

11:51 18/07/2019 The Moscow City Court on Thursday dismissed an appeal filed by Igor Podporin against his sentence for damaging Ilya Repin’s painting “Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan 16 November 1581” at the Tretyakov Gallery.

Appeal against sentence of Repin painting damage case convict to be heard on July 18

14:38 17/07/2019 The Moscow City Court will consider an appeal filed by Igor Podporin, convicted of damaging Ilya Repin’s painting “Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan 16 November 1581” at the Tretyakov Gallery, against his sentence on July 18.

Alleged Kuindzhi painting thief to remain in detention until end of year

13:36 16/07/2019 Moscow’s Zamoskvoretsky District Court on Tuesday extended detention of Denis Chuprikov charged with stealing a painting by prominent Russian artist of Greek origin Arkhip Kuindzhi from the Tretyakov Gallery for six months.

Investigation into Kuindzhi painting theft completed - police

11:28 28/06/2019 Investigation into the theft of a painting by prominent Russian artist of Greek origin Arkhip Kuindzhi from the Tretyakov Gallery is completed.

Repin painting damage case defendant sentenced to 30-month imprisonment

13:21 30/04/2019 The Zamoskvoretsky District Court of Moscow has sentenced Igor Podporin, charged with damaging Ilya Repin’s painting “Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan 16 November 1581” at the Tretyakov Gallery, to 30 months in a penal colony.

Repin painting damage case defendant found guilty

13:01 30/04/2019 The Zamoskvoretsky District Court of Moscow has found Igor Podporin guilty of damaging Ilya Repin’s painting “Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan 16 November 1581” at the Tretyakov Gallery.

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