REFERENCE: Point 16 - End of Clauses (Part II)

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https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-30729480

The English words "The pen is mightier than the sword" were first written by novelist and playwright Edward Bulwer-Lytton in 1839, in his historical play Cardinal Richelieu.

 

https://www.economist.com/culture/2024/01/05/inside-the-hunt-for-ukraines-stolen-art

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in February 2022, the loss of life and suffering in Ukraine has been great. Many of its museums have been plundered, too. The country’s ministry of culture estimates that over 480,000 artworks have fallen into Russian hands. At least 38 museums, home to nearly 1.5m works, have been damaged or destroyed.

 

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/hundreds-of-crimean-treasures-return-to-kyiv-after-long-legal-battle-180983328/

When Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, the artifacts were on loan to a museum in the Netherlands.

 

https://apnews.com/article/crimea-treasure-ukraine-russia-amsterdam-museum-8cf964ad33027dbb76e8e66aa672aa6c

Historical treasures that were stored for years at an Amsterdam museum during an ownership dispute sparked by Russia’s annexation of Crimea have been safely transported to Ukraine, the museum announced Monday.

 

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