'Operation Pushkin': Rare books, Georgian con artists and the shadow of the Kremlin
- Posted on June 9, 2026
- By Le Monde
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'Operation Pushkin': Rare books, Georgian con artists and the shadow of the Kremlin
For two years, Georgian criminals orchestrated the theft of rare editions of works by Alexander Pushkin from major European libraries. The trial of five of them begins in Paris on June 9. It could reveal whether Russia was involved.
