AYATSKOV SURRENDERED

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As our newspaper has already said, almost three years ago, rare equipment was transferred for temporary use to the Saratov Museum of Military Glory. Governor Dmitry Ayatskov personally vouched for the safety of the exhibit. However, to give property ...

As our newspaper has already said, almost three years ago, rare equipment was transferred for temporary use to the Saratov Museum of Military Glory. Governor Dmitry Ayatskov personally vouched for the safety of the exhibit. However, the Saratov residents were not going to give the property to the owners and endlessly appealed against the court decisions on the return of the tank. Desperate to wait for the end of the red tape, the Istrians came for the "Tiger" themselves.

... The ill-fated "Tiger" peacefully turns gray among the trees in the very center of the exposition on Sokolova Gora. It is now impossible to pick it up without destroying half of the park. “How will they take him away? - local skiers are looking at the car. “Even the tracks were removed from the wheels so that they wouldn’t roll away.” Who spoiled the tracks is unknown. But the fact that the tank is slowly unscrewed for souvenirs is a fact.

... The trophy was transferred to Saratov in the spring of 2001 to participate in an exhibition dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the start of the war. Governor Ayatskov was waiting for the president to visit and personally begged an exhibit from the Snegirevsky Museum from his colleague near Moscow. April 27, 2001 Saratov and the administration of the Istra district signed an agreement on temporary use. According to the document, the tank was supposed to return "home" in two months. Didn't return.

In Saratov, the Istra delegation ended up in yet another trial. The local museum appealed to the Saratov Arbitration Court and demanded that the enforcement proceedings be suspended altogether. Istrians attended the meetings for two days. On the third day, the Saratov side abandoned all legal claims and agreed to return the tank.