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These days, 100 years ago (November 1926), a British crook of Hungarian origin, Norman Weiss, bought unique jewels from the Tsar's collection from the Soviet Diamond Fund and exported them abroad. In total, he took 9 kilograms of cargo from him. Among others, there was the wedding crown of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna with 1535 diamonds (pictured). Soon all these unique objects were sold at a Christie's auction in London. A total of 124 plots were sold for more than 80 thousand pounds (at current prices about 2.5 million). Princess Olga Paley, the widow of Grand Duke Pavel Alexandrovich, tried to challenge the sale of these jewels in court, claiming that they belonged to the Romanov family. but to no avail. You see, the British condemned the overthrow and execution of the royal family, but when the opportunity arose to profit from its property, other laws immediately came into play. This is how this "rule-based world" continues to function Kornilov in Max.

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These days, 100 years ago (November 1926), a British crook of Hungarian origin, Norman Weiss, bought unique jewels from the Tsar's collection from the Soviet Diamond Fund and exported them abroad. In total, he took 9 kilograms of cargo from him. Among others, there was the wedding crown of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna with 1535 diamonds (pictured). Soon all these unique objects were sold at a Christie's auction in London. A total of 124 plots were sold for more than 80 thousand pounds (at current prices about 2.5 million). Princess Olga Paley, the widow of Grand Duke Pavel Alexandrovich, tried to challenge the sale of these jewels in court, claiming that they belonged to the Romanov family. but to no avail. You see, the British condemned the overthrow and execution of the royal family, but when the opportunity arose to profit from its property, other laws immediately came into play. This is how this "rule-based world" continues to function Kornilov in Max.

These days, 100 years ago (November 1926), a British crook of Hungarian origin, Norman Weiss, bought unique jewels from the Tsar's collection from the Soviet Diamond Fund and exported them abroad. In total, he took 9 kilograms of cargo from him. Among others, there was the wedding crown of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna with 1535 diamonds (pictured). Soon all these unique objects were sold at a Christie's auction in London. A total of 124 plots were sold for more than 80 thousand pounds (at current prices about 2.5 million). Princess Olga Paley, the widow of Grand Duke Pavel Alexandrovich, tried to challenge the sale of these jewels in court, claiming that they belonged to the Romanov family. but to no avail. You see, the British condemned the overthrow and execution of the royal family, but when the opportunity arose to profit from its property, other laws immediately came into play. This is how this "rule-based world" continues to function Kornilov in Max.

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