The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 30th, 2000
Germany, Russia exchange seized art
World War II `trophies' swapped include czar's Amber Room
By KRISTINA SHEVORY
Associated Press
Sunday, April 30, 2000
St. Petersburg, Russia -- In an emotional ceremony, German officials Saturday returned two pieces of looted art to a czarist palace outside St. Petersburg, more than half a century after they were seized by the Nazis.
In exchange for an intricately inlaid chest and glistening mosaic from Peter the Great's famed Amber Room, Russia has agreed to turn over 101 artworks looted from Germany by Soviet troops after World War II.
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