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8 major cultural trophies the USSR took home after WWII Public domain; Raphael/Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister; Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts The triumphant return of Soviet troops in 1945 was accompanied by large amounts of captured paintings, sculptures, books and gold - items of the world’s cultural heritage that had survived the flames of war. Later, many of these unique works of art were returned to Germany, but some stayed in the Soviet Union.
1. The collection of the Old Masters Picture Gallery in Dresden
Raphael.Sistine Madonna Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister (Old Masters Gallery in Dresden)
In February 1945, Allied forces - British and American - launched a massive aerial bombardment of Dresden, one of the most beautiful German cities, and it seemed the treasures of the famous picture gallery had perished in the terrible fire - the collection of the Electors of Saxony included paintings by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Giorgione and Vermeer, Bott