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Return of shrines: how Pskov icons survived the war and came hometranslated

September 21, 2026 · 1 min read

On September 16, 2026, an article was published on the Pskov News Feed website dedicated to the return after a large-scale restoration of the icon “Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary” - a unique image and monument of ancient Russian painting of the 16th century, which

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Олександр Савченко

I am glad that the Assumption icon has finally returned home after restoration. The sixteenth century is a real treasure, it is interesting how exactly it was restored, whether the old colors were preserved. Thanks for the article, I enjoyed reading it.

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