on the eve of the revolution, ivan grinev rolls up canvases from his collection and hides them in hidingn nikitsky boulevard will be divided into three communal apartments. for many years , completely different people have lived here who have nothing to do with the family. and now, several decades later, this is a fantastic story. an unexpected continuation flies, grinev’s grandson, the young artist ellie belyutin, returns here with his wife nina moleva. they are seeking permission from the moscow city council through an exchange to regain part of the residential area, which historically belonged to the family. naturally, the first thing when they find themselves in that apartment itself, they are looking for the hiding place that the grandfather mentioned. we took it out from one hiding place between the floors, the difference in the height of the ceilings, into this gap the paintings were placed on the shafts, the canvases were not damaged, they were in perfect condition. larisa apollonovna kashuk, famous moscow art. restorer, doctor of historical sciences, she is one of the few specia