Fashion historian and TV presenter Alexander Vasiliev, who is now actively touring the world with lectures, was detained during customs inspection in the United States. He told about it on the page in the social network.
"Under the new Trump administration (Donald Trump is the US president), control has increased, I was fingerprinted at the airport and asked three questions," Vasiliev began the story.
He was asked about the purpose of coming to the country, asked to give the names and addresses of those with whom he would meet in the United States, and also expressed bewilderment about the posters of the fashion historian, "which are littered with the whole Internet."
The answers did not satisfy the border guard, and Vasiliev was taken to a separate room for detainees, where he was among another 15 people — these were Chinese from Taiwanese, Swedes, British and South Americans, including an Air France stewardess in uniform and a Scandinavian Airlines pilot. Vasiliev's luggage was taken away for inspection, which lasted about 20 minutes.
"The suitcase was returned with the words "Your luggage has been checked, there are no diamonds from the Louvre in it," Vasiliev concluded.
As reported by EADaily, the audacious robbery of the national Museum in Paris happened on October 19. Two robbers smashed shop windows and stole jewelry from the collection of Napoleon III and his wife. This caused, among other things, political consequences that forced President Macron to promise that the relics stolen from the Louvre, which are the historical heritage of the country, will definitely be returned.
In total, nine items were stolen: a set of jewelry, a service, a necklace, earrings, two crowns and a brooch that belonged to Empresses Eugenie, Marie Louise and Queen Hortense. Later, the stolen crown of the wife of Emperor Napoleon III Eugenie was found near the museum building, it was broken.
The day before, the chief prosecutor of Paris, Laure Becco, said that the amount of damage from the robbery was estimated at 88 million euros. However, this amount cannot be compared with the historical damage caused to the museum, she added.