{"id":109511,"date":"2024-10-15T15:13:57","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T12:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/109511\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"belarus-prosecutors-seek-return-of-artefacts-lost-during-ww2","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/109511\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus\u2019 prosecutors seek return of artefacts lost during WW2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/replika_kresta_evfrosinii_belta_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/replika_kresta_evfrosinii_belta_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/replika_kresta_evfrosinii_belta_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/replika_kresta_evfrosinii_belta_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/replika_kresta_evfrosinii_belta_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/replika_kresta_evfrosinii_belta_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n      <div class=\"block-image__descr\">\n\n        Copy of the Cross of Jefrasi\u0144nia Po\u0142ackaja\n    <\/div>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(BelTA)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>October 15, <em>Pozirk<\/em>. <\/strong>The culture ministry has compiled a list of artefacts that Belarus seeks to find and return to the country following their disappearance during the Second World War, the Prosecutor General&#8217;s Office said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The list includes 694 entries, among them icons, paintings, books, sculptures as well as the Cross of Jefrasi\u0144nia Po\u0142ackaja, dating back to the 12th century and considered the major Belarusian cultural treasure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The exact whereabouts of the cross remain unclear. It could have been taken to Russia and may be in possession by the Russian Orthodox Church, retired Major General Ivan Jurkin, who worked for the Committee for State Security, suggested four years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other missing artefacts are the S\u0142uck belts used by nobility in the past and considered Belarus&#8217; historical cultural symbols, prosecutors said, noting that only several samples and fragments remain in the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 15, Pozirk. The culture ministry has compiled a list of artefacts that Belarus seeks to find and return to the country following their disappearance during the Second World War, the Prosecutor General&#8217;s Office said. 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