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Italy refuses Munich museum’s request to return ancient Roman statue bought by Hitler

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Italy refuses Munich museum’s request to return ancient Roman statue bought by Hitler

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World NewsEnglish · 3 years ago

The statue, unearthed at a Roman villa in 1781, was returned to Italy in 1948 as part of works illegally obtained by the Nazis.

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Yeah, when I was standing in front of it it occurred to me that this was one of the most vulgarly nationalistic things I’ve ever seen.

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