"Putin Transfers Iconic Masterpiece to Orthodox Church"

Russian President Vladimir Putin has handed over Andrei Rublev's Trinity, the country's most acclaimed Russian icon, to the Russian Orthodox Church in response to numerous requests from Orthodox believers. The move was criticized by art experts who said the work of art should be kept at the Tretyakov Gallery where it can be properly preserved. The icon will be exhibited for a year at the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow before returning to the historic monastery in Sergiyev Posad.