The 69-year-old resident of the house in the street Glukhaya Zelenina turned to the police of the Petrogradsky district. The victim stated that she had been stolen by the costly collectors' work of artists. According to the press service of the MVD chief for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region, we are talking about the works of Vasily Polenov and Konstantin Korovin. "The applicant estimated the damages in 18 million rubles," the press service of the agency. According to the "Fontanka", criminals stole the "Portrait of a Young Woman in Red", which is part of the series of works by Korovin in Paris, and the painting "Paris" by Polenov. The cost of the first is estimated at 10 million rubles, the second - 8 million.

Art experts said that the canvases represent both commercial and museum value. As the publication specifies, the paintings were kept in a business-class house. The thieves acted very neatly, without breaking the windows and leaving the front door lock intact. As a way criminals sneaked into the apartment, remains a mystery to the investigators. Perhaps they had their keys. A criminal case was filed of a theft in a particularly large amount.

Previously, from the actions of intruders, the capital pensioner was seriously injured - he was stolen by a Chinese bronze vase worth about 6 million rubles.