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The biography of Mikhail Monastyrsky resembles the plot of an adventure novel - in his youth he gets a prestigious job in Leningrad, becomes the king of the antique market, puts into production high-quality fakes under Faberge. After perestroika he ends up in the ranks of the Tambov organized crime group, becomes a State Duma deputy from the LDPR, and ends his days under a truck on a mountain road in France. #ussr #museums #fake #faberge Watch other episodes: • Life in the USSR Subscribe to the channel - / @russia1990s King of ANTIQUES. How a Hermitage employee became the museum king of the USSR