Fire Rips Through Abkhazia Gallery, Destroying Nearly 4,000 Artworks

Fire Rips Through Abkhazia Gallery, Destroying Nearly 4,000 Artworks

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A fire in Abkhazia, a Russian-backed breakaway region of Georgia, destroyed thousands of paintings early Sunday morning, devastating a collection that locals had cherished as a national treasure — albeit of a country only recognized as such by Russia and some of its allies, including Syria and…

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