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DECISION after the meeting of the Ukraine Roerich organization participants and representatives of the international cultural community “The Heritage of the Roerichs and the Lopukhins’ Estate” on January 16, 2021

02.03.2021DECISION after the meeting of the Ukraine Roerich organization participants and representatives of the international cultural community “The Heritage of the Roerichs and the Lopukhins’ Estate” on January 16, 2021On January 16, 2021, a working meeting of participants of Roerich organizations and representatives of the international cultural community from the 5 countries of Ukraine, Austria, Germany, Russia, and Estonia took place online on the ZOOM platform in Ukraine. The meeting was held with the involvement of representatives of the International Council of Roerich Organizations […]

The International Center of the Roerichs supported by international non-governmental organizations and well-known cultural figures requested of UNESCO to preserve the cultural heritage of Karabakh

11.30.2020The International Center of the Roerichs supported by international non-governmental organizations and well-known cultural figures requested of UNESCO to preserve the cultural heritage of KarabakhMs. Audrey Azoulay Director-General UNESCO Mr. Ernesto Ottone Assistant Director-General for Culture UNESCO Dear Ms. Azoulay, Dear Mr. Ottone, The International Centre of the Roerichs (Moscow, Russia) jointly with other international non-governmental organizations and cultural figures writes to you in view of the urgent necessity to protect the cultural heritage of Nagorno Karabakh. As it […]

Appeal of the International Center of the Roerichs about the Destruction of Cultural Heritage Sites during the Karabakh Armed Conflict

10.24.2020Appeal of the International Center of the Roerichs about the Destruction of Cultural Heritage Sites during the Karabakh Armed ConflictTo the President of The Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan Dear Mr. Aliyev and Mr. Pashinyan! An armed conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh that started on 27 September 2020 has resulted in the damage and destruction of cultural property, including historic monuments. This is raising a great […]

Anton Nadtocheev. Small Victory // Version

08.05.2020Anton Nadtocheev. Small Victory // VersionThe Moscow Arbitration Court dismissed the proceedings on the application of the Federal Tax Service of Russia to declare the International Center of the Roerichs bankrupt. The process was completed through settlement by the parties. On July 27, 2020, the Arbitration Court of Moscow approved the settlement agreement concluded between the Inspectorate of the Federal […]

International scientific and public conference «Philosophy of the Cosmic Reality and New Scientific Mentality. On the 100th Anniversary of the Creation of the Living Ethics». Moscow, October 8–10, 2020. INFORMATIONAL LETTER

06.02.2020International scientific and public conference «Philosophy of the Cosmic Reality and New Scientific Mentality. On the 100th Anniversary of the Creation of the Living Ethics». Moscow, October 8–10, 2020. INFORMATIONAL LETTEROrganizers of the conference: International Centre of the Roerichs Coorganizers: Institute of Scientific Information on Social Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University (Kyrgyzstan) Rahpooyan Haghighat Research Center Institute (MPRH Institute, Iran) Section «Russian cosmism» of Russian philosophical society International Committee for preservation of the Roerichs’ heritage International Association of Peace Foundations […]

On April 15, 2020, the International Round Table “The Roerich Pact – Peace through Culture” was held

05.07.2020On April 15, 2020, the International Round Table “The Roerich Pact – Peace through Culture” was heldOn April 15, 2020, the International panel discussion (Round Table) on the theme of “The Roerich Pact. Peace through Culture”, dedicated to the 85th Anniversary of the Roerich Pact, as well as the 75th Anniversary of the Victory in the World War II and the Victory of the Soviet nation in the Great Patriotic War […]

The International Center of the Roerichs called upon the President of the United States not to violate the Roerich Pact by destroying cultural heritage

01.12.2020The International Center of the Roerichs called upon the President of the United States not to violate the Roerich Pact by destroying cultural heritageOn 5 January the President of the USA Donald Trump on his twitter warned Iranian government that the USA would respond to Iranian attacks against either Americans or American assets by targeting Iranian sites including those “important to Iran and the Iranian culture” and that they “will be hit very fast and very hard”. Threats made by the […]

Yuri Samodurov: The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts acts unjustly towards the Roerichs’ heritage // Noviye Izvestiya

08.28.2019Yuri Samodurov: The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts acts unjustly towards the Roerichs’ heritage // Noviye Izvestiya The former building of the International Center of the Roerichs (ICR) is transferred to The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts. In his blog, rights defender Yuri Samodurov assessed this information in the light of moral standards: “I believe that the readers interested in the destiny of the artistic legacy and archive of the Roerich family, […]

On the Verge of Bankruptcy

04.06.2019On the Verge of BankruptcyAnton Nadtocheev Tax Inspectorate demands 59 million rubles from the International Center of the Roerichs for paintings donated by the patron The ICR is in distress for the Federal Tax Service is claiming payment of 59 million rubles, which was not paid by the organization as a tax on the paintings donated by the patrons […]

EXPERIMENT WITH HERITAGE

04.06.2019EXPERIMENT WITH HERITAGEMinistry of Culture initiated liquidation of the International Center of the Roerichs Extremism charges, tax claims were exploited here. President Putin was personally involved in the operation. Is this a retribution for investigating the disappearance of Roerich paintings from the State Museum of Oriental Art? Late in the evening of April 28, 2017, there happened […]

The Roerichs are evicted. The Ministry of Culture gets rid of the Memorial with the ashes of the Roerichs

11.14.2018The Roerichs are evicted. The Ministry of Culture gets rid of the Memorial with the ashes of the RoerichsThe newspaper Novie Izvestia November, 13th, 2018 The Ministry of Culture ordered to remove the memorial with the ashes of the family of the great Russian artists from the Lopoukhins’ estate in Moscow. According to the officials, the sculptures and busts are of no legal value. For three years the Museum of the Roerichs is […]

The Uncertain Future of the Enlightenment Stupa in Moscow // Buddhistdoor Global

10.30.2018The Uncertain Future of the Enlightenment Stupa in Moscow // Buddhistdoor GlobalBy Lyudmila Klasanova Buddhistdoor Global, 2018-10-24 The Enlightenment Stupa in Moscow, also known as the Three Jewels Stupa, was consecrated on 18 June 2008 on the grounds of Lopoukhin Mansion, where the International Center of the Roerichs and its non-governmental museum named after the Russian artist, scholar, thinker, and public figure Nicholas Roerich (1874–1947) were located […]

A Buddhist stupa is dying in Moscow. How officials ignore the decisions of President Vladimir Putin

10.15.2018A Buddhist stupa is dying in Moscow. How officials ignore the decisions of President Vladimir PutinThe Moscow Buddhists are in despair. For a year now they have not been able to access the Buddhist stupa of the “Three Jewels”, which is located not far from the Kremlin on the territory of the old Lopukhins' estate in Maly Znamensky Lane.

STATEMENT OF SVETOSLAV ROERICH INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF ROERICH ORGANIZATIONS ON THE ILLEGAL PUBLICATION OF HELENA ROERICH’S DIARIES ON THE WEBSITE OF THE STATE MUSEUM OF ORIENTAL ART

08.04.2018STATEMENT OF SVETOSLAV ROERICH INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF ROERICH ORGANIZATIONS ON THE ILLEGAL PUBLICATION OF HELENA ROERICH’S DIARIES ON THE WEBSITE OF THE STATE MUSEUM OF ORIENTAL ARTIn May this year, a series of Helena Roerich’s diary entries of different years was posted on the official website of the State Museum of Oriental Art. These materials, transferred by Svetoslav Roerich as a part of the Roerich family heritage, were known to be preserved carefully in the archives of the International Center of […]

Presentations at a Press Conference of the International Center of the Roerichs ““Intentional Destruction of the Non-Governmental Nicholas Roerich Museum: Results and Consequences”, 01.30.2018

04.27.2018Presentations at a Press Conference of the International Center of the Roerichs ““Intentional Destruction of the Non-Governmental Nicholas Roerich Museum: Results and Consequences”, 01.30.2018Presentations at a Press Conference of the International Center of the Roerichs Alexander Stetsenko, the Vice-President of the International Center of the Roerichs First of all I’d like to thank everyone who came to our press conference. Today’s press conference is held on a memorable day for us, first, 25 years ago, Svetoslav Roerich, the […]

Resolution International congress of public

04.16.2018Resolution International congress of publicResolution International congress of public “Destruction of the non-governmental Museum named after Nicholas Roerich in the light of problems in preservation of Russian culture in XXI century” March 24, 2018, Moscow The International congress of public “Destruction of the non-governmental Museum named after Nicholas Roerich in the light of problems in preservation of Russian culture […]

Photochronology of the Non-Governmental Nicholas Roerich Museum’s damage

04.13.2018Photochronology of the Non-Governmental Nicholas Roerich Museum’s damageA press conference of the International Center of the Roerichs for Russian and foreign journalists was held in the press center of the Information Agency Rosbalt (Moscow, Skatetrny Pereulok, 4/2, Building 1) was held on January 30 (Tuesday), 2018, at 11:30. It was dedicated to the 25th Anniversary of the Day of Death of Svetoslav […]

Lyubov Khomenok. Roerichs’ Heritage is Plundered! // Blog “Cont”

03.27.2018Lyubov Khomenok. Roerichs’ Heritage is Plundered! // Blog “Cont”Attention! Uncontrolled plundering of the Roerichs’ heritage, handed over by Svetoslav Roerich and other donors to the International Center of the Roerichs (ICR), began. It began under a cloak of silence of cultural and scientific community, with full connivance, and often with the approval of state officials. We have already stated more than once that […]

Yuri Samodurov:“Discrimination of the Staff of the Non-Governmental Museum Named after Nicholas Roerich Is Unfair and Illegal!”

02.17.2018Yuri Samodurov:“Discrimination of the Staff of the Non-Governmental Museum Named after Nicholas Roerich Is Unfair and Illegal!”I wish to draw attention of cultural figures, journalists, human rights activists and other readers to the fate of the Non-Governmental Museum Named after Nicholas Roerich and talk about what has not even be talked or written. Destructing the Non-Governmental Museum Named after Nicholas Roerich of the International Center of the Roerichs (hereinafter referred to […]

“The first impression with what I saw is the resemblance to the destruction of the Yasnaya Polyana by German Nazis.” What happened to the Center of the Roerichs // “Sobesednik”

02.14.2018“The first impression with what I saw is the resemblance to the destruction of the Yasnaya Polyana by German Nazis.” What happened to the Center of the Roerichs // “Sobesednik”The Center of the Roerichs claims about the real rout that was caused in the museum after it passed under the control of the state. On April 28, 2017, the International Center of the Roerichs (the ICR) was seized, sealed, security was lined up near the Lopoukhins’ estate, where the ICR was located. All the […]

The Ministry of Culture nationalized the property of the non-governmental Museum named after Nicholas Roerich // Novye Izvestia

02.07.2018The Ministry of Culture nationalized the property of the non-governmental Museum named after Nicholas Roerich // Novye IzvestiaOn January 30, 2018, the press conference initiated by the International Centre of the Roerichs took place at the press centre of Rosbalt Information Agency. One of the crucial topics discussed during the meeting was the illegal seizure of the Museum by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and its subordinate – the […]

Press conference of the International Centre of the Roerichs On 30th January

01.29.2018Press conference of the International Centre of the Roerichs On 30th JanuaryIntentional destruction of the non-governmental Museum named after Nicholas Roerich. Results and consequences On 30th January at 11:30 the press-conference of the International Centre of the Roerichs will take place at the press-center of the Information Agency Rosbalt (building 1, 4/2 Skatertniy per., Moscow). It is dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the demise on […]

Robbery of a billion of dollars’ worth: How the inheritance of Roerich, a man of genius and artist, was stolen

11.16.2017Robbery of a billion of dollars’ worth: How the inheritance of Roerich, a man of genius and artist, was stolenThe article was published in “Moskovsky Komsomolets” newspaper, November 8, 2017, in Russian. Translated by Nina Shnaider “The last war among people will be a war for truth,” these words of the Great Russian artist, philosopher and thinker Nicholas Roerich proved to be prophetic. Hardly could he have imagined what battle would develop for his […]

Appeal of the International Center of the Roerichs to the people of Russia

09.20.2017Appeal of the International Center of the Roerichs to the people of RussiaDear compatriots! It is known that for several years a number of state officials have been doing systematic «work» to discredit, and, in fact, to destroy the International Center of the Roerichs (ICR) and its non-governmental museum named after N.K. Roerich, founded by Svyatoslav Roerich. In 2016, the Ministry of Culture refused to register the […]

STATEMENT of the International Centre of the Roerichs concerning the armed seizure of the Lopoukhins estate

05.02.2017STATEMENT of the International Centre of the Roerichs concerning the armed seizure of the Lopoukhins estateSTATEMENT of the International Centre of the Roerichs concerning the armed seizure of the Lopoukhins estate carried out by the State Museum of Oriental Art on 28 – 29 April 2017 with the support from law enforcement agencies aimed at the annihilation of the non-governmental Museum named after Nicholas Roerich and the seizure of the Roerichs […]

Press-release of the International Centre of the Roerichs. Chronicle of seizure // 29 April 2017, 20.45

05.02.2017Press-release of the International Centre of the Roerichs. Chronicle of seizure // 29 April 2017, 20.45On 28 April 2017 at about 21.30 several dozens of representatives of an unknown power structure with no identification signs, as well as the director of the State Museum of Oriental Art (SMOA), Alexander Sedov, with a lawyer, broke onto the territory of the non-governmental Museum named after Nicholas Roerich of the International Center of the Roerichs, […]

Appeal to Director-General of UNESCO Irina Bokova

05.01.2017Appeal to Director-General of UNESCO Irina Bokova Dear Ms. Irina Bokova! You are addressed by the employees of the Non-governmental Museum named after Nicholas Roerich and the broad Russian public which has participated in its creation. In 2015, you visited our museum and highly appraised its work, meeting personally with Lyudmila Shaposhnikova, the testamentary executor of Svetoslav Roerich and his vicarious agent. […]

Mikhail Fedotov and Andrei Babushkin visited the Nicholas Roerich Museum building in Moscow, sealed after the “armed capture”

04.29.2017Mikhail Fedotov and Andrei Babushkin visited the Nicholas Roerich Museum building in Moscow, sealed after the “armed capture”April 29th, 2017 Chairman of the Council for Civil Society and Human Rights under the President of Russia Mikhail Fedotov and the Council member Andrei Babushkin visited the Nicholas Roerich Museum, located at the Lopukhin’s estate on Maly Znamensky Lane in Moscow. One day before the visit, the building had been captured by armed personnel. […]

Member of the Human Rights Council Ivan Zasursky witnessed the armed capture of the Nicholas Roerich Museum

04.29.2017Member of the Human Rights Council Ivan Zasursky witnessed the armed capture of the Nicholas Roerich MuseumApril 29th, 2017 Member of the Council for Civil Society and Human Rights under the President of Russia Ivan Zasursky witnessed attempts of the armed capture of the Museum named after Nicholas Roerich. He recorded all the details on video. The armed people, accompanied by the police, entered the museum and refused to leave it, […]

Roerich Museum was blocked by “security” of museum of Oriantal Art

04.29.2017Roerich Museum was blocked by “security” of museum of Oriantal ArtApril, 28th 2017 about 9:30 p.m. territory of non-governmental Museum named after Nicholas Roerich with no announcement was seased by director general of Governmental museum of Oriental arts Aleksander Sedov accompanied by a lawer and several dozens of unknown ‘security’ service without any insignia. All guests of the Museum and management of International Centre of […]

VLADIMIR PUTIN: You have dedicated your life to selfless and enlightening activity

04.24.2017VLADIMIR PUTIN: You have dedicated your life to selfless and enlightening activityDear Lyudmila! Please accept my congratulations on the anniversary and my best wishes. Known in Russia and abroad, as an oriental scholar and a talented writer, you have dedicated your life to selfless and enlightening activity. In many respects thanks to your efforts, inexhaustible energy and enthusiasm, our contemporaries have an opportunity to join the […]

ALEXANDER AVDEEV: This is an important spiritual center that brings the ideas of goodness and justice to the world

04.24.2017ALEXANDER AVDEEV: This is an important spiritual center that brings the ideas of goodness and justice to the worldDear Lyudmila! Your whole life is connected with culture. The range of your creative abilities is unusually high. You are known and valued as a talented historian, writer, photo artist, script writer and profound philosopher. But the main cause of your life was the preservation, research and popularization of the priceless artistic and cultural heritage […]

SERGEY LAVROV: Your irrepressible vital energy causes true admiration

04.24.2017SERGEY LAVROV: Your irrepressible vital energy causes true admirationDear Lyudmila! Please accept my sincere congratulations and best wishes in connection with your remarkable anniversary. Everyone who knows you is truly excited by your irrepressible vitality, purposefulness, dedication, selfless service to the high ideals of good and universal mind. Thanks to your selfless mission much of the invaluable heritage that was produced by the […]

IRINA BOKOVA: I visited the Roerich Museum with great excitement

04.24.2017IRINA BOKOVA: I visited the Roerich Museum with great excitement«I visited the Roerich Museum with great excitement. The Roerich Pact, signed back in 1935, became the basis of the International Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in Conflict, which UNESCO appreciates. This wisdom and humanism of Roerich continues to inspire us!» The entry in the guest book of the Museum named after Nicholas […]

DMITRY MEDVEDEV: The center conducts large-scale activities on studying the rich heritage of the Roerichs

04.24.2017DMITRY MEDVEDEV: The center conducts large-scale activities on studying the rich heritage of the RoerichsTo the staff of the International Center of the Roerichs I am happy to congratulate you on the 20th anniversary of the International Center of the Roerichs. During these years it gained wide popularity in Russia and abroad. The center conducts large-scale work on studying the rich heritage of the Roerichs. A permanent exhibition and […]

BAN KI-MOON: I wish to thank the International Centre of the Roerichs for organizing this inspiring display

04.24.2017BAN KI-MOON: I wish to thank the International Centre of the Roerichs for organizing this inspiring displayMESSAGE FOR EXHIBITION MARKING THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ROERICH PACT New York. April 2015 This year the international community marks the 80th anniversary of the Treaty on the Protection of Artistic and Scientific Institutions and Historic Monuments at a time when its spirit has never been more relevant. Across the world, we see cultural […]

YEVGENY PRIMAKOV: Thanks to your selfless devotion people acquire high moral ideals

04.24.2017YEVGENY PRIMAKOV: Thanks to your selfless devotion people acquire high moral idealsDear Lyudmila! Accept my warmest congratulations on the anniversary! I am happy to express my sincere admiration for your unique research activity, which seems to be a source of inexhaustible energy, strength of spirit, optimism, vivacity, and for Russia an invaluable feat for the preservation of cultural heritage. Thanks to your devotion, extraordinary talent, multilateral […]

Report of the vice-president of the ICR Aleksander Stetsenko at the meeting of the International community (March 25, 2017)

04.17.2017Report of the vice-president of the ICR Aleksander Stetsenko at the meeting of the International community (March 25, 2017)Good day, dear colleagues! Before my report I would like to congratulate all of you. Today is the Day of workers of Culture. This is very significant since culture is in a very difficult situation in our country. Therefore, I congratulate all of you and call for dedicated work for the protection of culture. One […]

It is ordered to evict. ICR report on the published decision of the Arbitration Court

04.17.2017It is ordered to evict. ICR report on the published decision of the Arbitration CourtOn March 20, 2017, the judge of the Arbitration Court of Moscow Nataliya Chekmareva, having examined the lawsuit of the State Museum of Oriental Art (SMOA), ruled to terminate gratuitous agreements with International Center of Roerichs (ICR) and oblige the ICR to vacate buildings № 4 and № 7 of the Lopukhins’ estate, which the […]

Resolution of the Meetings of the international community on the issue of saving Non-governmental Museum named after Nicholas Roerich

04.12.2017Resolution of the Meetings of the international community on the issue of saving Non-governmental Museum named after Nicholas RoerichOn 25 March 2017, the Meeting of representatives of the international community on the issue of preserving Nicholas Roerich and the Roerich family heritage was held at the Non-governmental Museum named after Nicholas Roerich (the ICR, Center-Museum). The Meeting organizers: the International Commonwealth of Roerich Organizations and the International Council of Roerich Organizations named after […]

International Roerichs’ Heritage Preservation Committee

04.12.2017International Roerichs’ Heritage Preservation CommitteeSTATEMENT Regarding the unprecedented act of violence against the non-governmental Museum named after Nicholas Roerich of the International Centre of the Roerichs in Moscow, and the forced seizure of cultural property from the Museum on March 7-8, 2017 The International Roerichs’ Heritage Preservation Committee expresses its strong protest against the violent and destructive actions of […]

Open letter to the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin

04.11.2017Open letter to the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir PutinOPEN LETTER by the participants in the Meeting of the International community on the issue of preservation of the non-governmental Museum named after Nicholas Roerich and the Roerichs’ family heritage (On March 25, 2017) Dear Mr. President! We, 308 representatives of community of 14 countries, are appealing to you in connection with the unprecedented violence […]

Anti-cultural activity of the Ministry of Culture’s leadership is a shame for Russia

04.06.2017Anti-cultural activity of the Ministry of Culture’s leadership is a shame for RussiaIt is hard to amaze us with an epidemic of corruption among Russian officials. Fr om time to time the high-profile corruption scandals come to light. On the one part they give hope to the society that Authorities are not determined to put up with this “pesthole” of modern civilization, but on the other part […]

Truth about the International Centre of the Roerichs

04.01.2017Truth about the International Centre of the RoerichsWhole truth about the International Centre of the Roerichs, its cultural and educational activity and achievements in one booklet. Review PDF

Anatoly Karpov: “A War is going on to destroy the Roerich Museum”

03.29.2017Anatoly Karpov: “A War is going on to destroy the Roerich Museum”Dear participants of the conference, I welcome you here in Moscow, at Nicholas Roerich Museum. We are going through hard times: as you may know, a provocative war has been waging against us for almost three years by the State Museum of Orient Art in order to destroy the Non-Governmental Museum named after Nicholas Roerich […]

Statement of the International Centre of the Roerichs

03.28.2017Statement of the International Centre of the RoerichsFrom 9.40 a.m. on 7th March to 4.20 a.m. on 8th March under the pretext of investigative actions Central Investigation Department of MIA General Administration for the City of Moscow with the support of armed Special Purpose Mobility Unit along with the active participation of the Ministry of Culture and with the use of special […]

Statement of the International Centre of the Roerichs concerning the Decision of the Arbitration Court of Moscow

03.21.2017Statement of the International Centre of the Roerichs concerning the Decision of the Arbitration Court of MoscowOn March 20, 2017 the Arbitration Court of Moscow upheld a lawsuit of the State Museum of Oriental Art supported by Federal Agency for State Property Management (Rosimuschestvo) claiming avoidance of the gratuitous lease contracts and eviction of the International Centre of the Roerichs from the Lopoukhins’ Estate. The ICR considers this decision of the […]

Congress of Intellectuals Declaration: Stop destruction of the International Centre of the Roerichs

03.17.2017Congress of Intellectuals Declaration: Stop destruction of the International Centre of the RoerichsA number of recent events connected with the International Centre of the Roerichs (ICR) and its Museum named after Nicholas Roerich should receive attention of the community as they present an issue of great concern. On 7 March 2017 a search was conducted at the Museum, which resulted in seizure of a large number of […]

“We were allowed to the toilet only under escort” – The Report from the Center of the Roerichs after the pogrom // Novie Izvestiya

03.15.2017“We were allowed to the toilet only under escort” – The Report from the Center of the Roerichs after the pogrom // Novie IzvestiyaNovie Izvestiya. 15.03.2017. A week has passed since the International Center of the Roerichs (ICR) was searched. About 200 exhibits were taken from the museum. The siloviki* made a real pogrom in the ICR. The paintings were packed and transported with a large number of irregularities. The ICR employees were kept in the Center for […]

Dmitry Revyakin. Destroyers of Culture

03.14.2017Dmitry Revyakin. Destroyers of Cultureby Dmitry Revyakin «They are ready to destroy all cultural affairs, they are ready to embarrass all public opinion and deceive government circles, just to satisfy their selfishness. All their actions are so anti-cultural and antisocial, that it only remains to see in them the rudest arbitrariness and capture of another’s property … » Nicholas […]

Why do “the specialists in the Buddhism” need the power support of Russian FSB (Federal Security Service)? // Novaya Gazeta

03.12.2017Why do “the specialists in the Buddhism” need the power support of Russian FSB (Federal Security Service)? // Novaya GazetaValery Shiryaev, Novaya Gazeta 12.03.2017 What is really behind the searches at the International Center of the Roerichs. On 11 March, we published the article “The patron fled, the case lost, the searches conducted” – about the scandal around the Roerich Museum. Valery Shiryaev strongly disagree with the statement that the banker Bulochnik’s ‘laundering activity’ […]

03.11.2017Search procedures in the Museum of the ICR will be appealed in court // INTERFAXMoscow. March 11. INTERFAX.RU – the International Centre of the Roerichs (ICR) will appeal in court against the search procedures in its Museum and the withdrawal of works of art, the vice-president of the ICR Alexander Stetsenko informed Interfax. “Unclear, why we are illegally tied to criminal case of Master-Bank, we are not involved in […]

Paintings withdrawed from Roerich Museum, Moscow on March, 7th 2017 (photo)

03.10.2017Paintings withdrawed from Roerich Museum, Moscow on March, 7th 2017 (photo)On March 7 the fighters of the Special Police Force stormed the International Centre of the Roerichs (ICR). Search of the International Centre of the Roerichs in Moscow took place on Tuesday. Law enforcement officials have withdrawn more than 200 paintings. The staff was subjected to humiliating search of the working space, movement restrictions, mental […]

Did Medinsky «rob» the Museum of the Roerichs? // The Morning News

03.10.2017Did Medinsky «rob» the Museum of the Roerichs? // The Morning News2017-03-10 The Morning News Author: Maxim Gurkin 200 exhibits were transferred to the State Museum of Oriental Art with the participation of Special Police Force (OMON). What is the further destiny of the Roerich’s heritage? On March 7 the fighters of the Special Police Force stormed the International Centre of the Roerichs (ICR). As a […]

Against the ngo Museum named after Nicholas Roerich force was applied

03.10.2017Against the ngo Museum named after Nicholas Roerich force was appliedMarch 7, 2017 in Moscow by representatives of law enforcement agencies (About 60 persons) the Mansion of the Lopoukhins was blocked, where the international non-governmental organization, the International Centre of the Roerichs (ICR) is located, the basis of which is the Non-governmental Museum named after Nicholas Roerich, where the heritage of the Roerich family – […]

Press-Conference at Nicholas Roerich Museum of ICR

03.09.2017Press-Conference at Nicholas Roerich Museum of ICROn March 9, 2017, in the Museum named after Nicholas Roerich of the ICR held a press conference. The participants of the press conference were provided with the facts, documents and the most complete information on the conduct of the power operation on the territory of the ICR with the participation of representatives of the […]

Vice-president of the International Centre of the Roerichs: “The Ministry of Culture dreams to destroy us” // Novie Izvestiya

03.09.2017Vice-president of the International Centre of the Roerichs: “The Ministry of Culture dreams to destroy us” // Novie IzvestiyaMarch 9, Novie Izvestiya. Now the Moscow Museum named after Nicholas Roerich works on its normal schedule. Employees decide how to rebuild the exposition as the security forces took away about 200 works of art. The vice-president of the International Centre of the Roerichs Alexander Stetsenko is sure that this intrusion was guided by the management […]

Riot police cordoned off the Centre of the Roerichs in Moscow // Russian reality

03.07.2017Riot police cordoned off the Centre of the Roerichs in Moscow // Russian realityRiot police cordoned off the Centre of the Roerichs in Moscow Law enforcement officers blocked the building of the International centre of the Roerichs (ICR) in Moscow. About it “Interfax” on Tuesday, March 7, Vice-President of the ICR Alexander Stetsenko. “The special forces took the keys, go to searches and seizures” — he said, not […]

Anatoly Karpov about the Roerichs heritage and the non-governmental Museum named after Nicholas Roerich // Sport FM radio

03.06.2017Anatoly Karpov about the Roerichs heritage and the non-governmental Museum named after Nicholas Roerich // Sport FM radioAnatoly Karpov about the Roerichs heritage and the non-governmental Museum named after Nicholas Roerich on “The Living Room of Alexey Lebedev” program on the air of Sport FM radio (3.03.2017). Alexey Lebedev: Well I hope that you will have a chance to discuss it with me or with my colleagues on the air of Sport […]

Marga Kutsarova. The situation of the Nicholas Roerich Museum in the light of the international standards

09.04.2016Marga Kutsarova. The situation of the Nicholas Roerich Museum in the light of the international standardsThe situation of the Nicholas Roerich Museum of the International Centre of the Roerichs (Moscow) in the light of the international standards, the international best practices and traditions related to non-governmental museums The international standards on the protection and promotion of museums and their collections represent the most important basic principles that have been elaborated […]

04.19.2012Roerich Museum: An insight into the artist’s remarkable life // Russia TodaySource: Russia Today. 19.04.2012

Awarding the Order of Merit IV grade to Lyudmila V. Shaposhnikova

01.31.2012Awarding the Order of Merit IV grade to Lyudmila V. ShaposhnikovaOn January 30, 2012 the International Centre of the Roerichs hosted an evening in commemoration of Svyatoslav Roerich, the illustrious Russian artist, philosopher, naturalist, and humanist. The evening’s highlight was the presentation of the Order of Merit IV grade to Lyudmila V. Shaposhnikova, Director General of the Museum named after Nicholas Roerich. The decree «On […]

Lyudmila V. Shaposhnikova was awarded with a jubilee medal

04.05.2011Lyudmila V. Shaposhnikova was awarded with a jubilee medalOn April 4 in the International Centre of the Roerichs Lyudmila V. Shaposhnikova, Honoured Worker of Art of Russia, Academician of Russian Academy of Natural Sciences and Russian Academy of Cosmonautics by name of K.E. Tsiolkovsky, was awarded with the jubilee medal «Academician A.L. Yanshin» established by the Academy of Mining Sciences. This medal is […]

The award of the European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards 2010

06.23.2010The award of the European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards 2010THE JURY HIGHLY APPRECIATED MS L. SHAPOSHNIKOVA WORK FOR PRESERVATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE AS WELL AS HER CONTRIBUTION IN RESTORATION OF THE ANCIENT ESTATE OF THE LOPUKHINS This award is given for the greatest achievements in maintaining and preserving Europe’s shared cultural heritage. The European Commission and Europa Nostra announced 29 winners from 15 countries […]

Awarding the National Award “Cultural Heritage”

04.27.2007Awarding the National Award “Cultural Heritage”On April 25th, 2007, the award ceremony of the National Award “Cultural Heritage” took place at the President Hotel in Moscow. The creative team under the guidance of Ludmila Shaposhnikova, the First Vice President of the International Center of the Roerichs, Director General of the Museum named after Nicholas Roerich, President of the Charitable Foundation […]

Awarding Ludmila Shaposhnikova with the Order of Friendship

07.27.2006Awarding Ludmila Shaposhnikova with the Order of FriendshipDECREE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION On awarding Ludmila Shaposhnikova with the Order of Friendship To award Ludmila Shaposhnikova, the First Vice President of the International Non-Governmental Organization “International Center of the Roerichs”, Director General of the Museum named after Nicholas Roerich in Moscow, with the Order of Friendship for her great contribution […]