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Daniil Aslanov is a docent at Russia's Hermitage Museum, but instead of guiding tours through rooms full of paintings, he leads visitors through barren galleries whose walls are lined with empty frames. It's 1941, and the siege of Leningrad is underway, so the museum's treasures have been hidden away from the approaching Nazi troops. Though it is in storage, Daniil can't help but think of his favorite painting in the collection, Rembrandt's The Return ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More