Russia probes art exhibition of preserved corpses
By AFP
26 March 2021 |
8:22 am
Dozens of Muscovites rush to see the Russian edition of the renowned Body Worlds exhibition. Russian investigators have said they would look into the exhibition that displays corpses as artworks after complaints that it could insult religious believers.
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