World-class fresco studio saved from commercial merger

After nearly a year of uncertainty, the Russian government has decided against its controversial plan to fold the Interregional Art Restoration Center in Moscow (MNRHU), one of the country’s premier studios and the only one specialising in ancient Russian frescoes, into a giant commercial restoration firm created by the government.
The decision comes several months after an open letter protesting against the move was written to the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, by the family and coll