Ancient old believers ‘ icon remained in Russia

Officials of the customs post of the Airport of Rostov-on-don (Platov) filed cases on administrative offences in relation to the passenger of the international flight.

The old road, the icon was discovered by customs officers in Rostov in February of this year, during the customs control of passengers of an international flight “Rostov-on-don – Phuket”. A Russian citizen born in 1976 carried it in hand baggage through the “green corridor”.

“The examination icon belongs to the category of cultural property as the object of worship, made more than 50 years ago,” this is the conclusion of the customs expert.

The specialists of the Ministry of culture of Russia in the North Caucasus Federal district has determined that the icon “the Lord Almighty on the throne with the upcoming” metal light yellow color with a strong patina and traces of oxidation characteristic of the alloy based on copper, is the subject of the Orthodox old believers ‘ religious cult believers-Polovtsian. It is made in the III quarter of the XIX century in the village on harming activity, the former in the mid XIX century one of the centers of the old believers and the center of the copper laminates.

In accordance with the conclusions of the experts this item refers to cultural values, in respect of which the right of the EAEU set authorization procedure of removal.

The chief of the Airport customs post Rostov-on-don (Platov) Vyacheslav Starodub said: “In accordance with the law of the Russian Federation No. 4804-1 “On export and import of cultural values” in the export of cultural goods to an individual must complete and submit to the customs authority passenger customs Declaration and to provide permits for the export of goods received from the Ministry of Culture.”

These actions decreasing the citizen of Russia has not committed.

Against her filed two cases on administrative violations under part 1 of article 16.2 and article 16.3 of the administrative code of Russia.