[FPSPACE] " From the home of cosmonaut Leonov, thieves took jewelry and fur"

[Jim Oberg]

Here's more details -- looks like nothing irreplaceable was lost, but

only Leonov can tell for sure. Indications seem to be that it was a

non-targeted raid on a 'rich house' by smash-and-grab opportunists.

But they also might have heard he was in the hospital, and chose

that house as likely to be empty. Knowing whose house belongs

to which cosmonaut, however, is not a simple task for strangers

in that area.



Rough translation by Google/JimO follows:



>From the home of cosmonaut Leonov, thieves took jewelry and fur 
http://spb.kp.ru/daily/24159.5/374163/print/ 
Assailants struck at Alexei Arhipovich's home when his wife left to spend the night at his side at Burdenko Hospital 
by Khayirbek ALMAKAEV, KP.RU - 08.09.2008 
Heavy testing in recent days has fallen on the family of legendary conqueror of space Alexei Leonov, one after another. First, Alexei Arkhipovich himself went into the hospital with pneumonia. The disease developed complications, Leonov suffered an extensive heart attack and a serious operation on the heart (we told about this at website kp.ru). Now the well-known cosmonaut lies in the cardiology department of the Burdenko hospital. 
Once the doctors allowed it, Svetlana, the wife of Alexei Arhipovicha, decided to spend a full day and night with her husband - from 6 to 7 September. And when she returned home in the village Leonikha, an unpleasant surprise awaited her. As it turned out, in the absence of the homeowners lawless thieves "visited" their three-story house. 
Noticing the derailing the the grating at the front door and the breaking of a plastic window, the wife of the cosmonaut immediately aroused police. And only then she entered the cottage. Inside, terrible disorder prevailed. In her own room Svetlana Pavlovna did not find the two sets of earrings (including a gift of her spouse), and five fur coats disappeared from the closet. 
-- The thieves were acting rather strange - say the police. -- They grabbed, for example, earrings, yet other jewelry which were lying nearby, were not touched. Most likely, they were looking for money. But they did not find any (their owners do not keep it in their home). That's why they grabbed what they came across. By the way, the burglars did not touch even the awards of Alexei Arhipovich. In total, damage amounted to about one million rubles, but it is still subject to corrections. 
In search of money thieves swirled through the entire home. Even in the kitchen they pulled out and strewed about there packets with meat. And then they descended to the basement, which the family uses as a garage. There were unlocked cars - a brand new "Mercedes" and "Land Cruiser Prada". But the otherwise-aimed assailants were not interested. 
Detectives inspecting the house found a broken lattice and an abandoned burglar jimmy. Alas, there were no fingerprints on it - the tool, as it turned out, they held with work gloves. Detectives immediately suspected that the theft might be involve local builders, who two months ago changed heating boilers in the home. But they do not seem to be in on it - with workers from Leonovyh was the most trusting relationship, the wife trusted these people unconditionally. 
Now the search for assailants continues. Incidentally, according to detectives, home owners have significantly facilitated the thieves "work". In the mansion there is no alarms, video cameras, while at the entrance to the cottage settlement the police are not on guard [JimO: there used to be a military checkpoint here -- when was it withdrawn?]. 
As it turned out, residents (among them, and the first woman cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova) have several times refused break-in protection services. So the bold thieves climbed into the house of Leonov (most likely crossed over the fence) and apparently fled in the woods adjacent to it. 
By the way, himself Alexei Arkhipovich of the stealing yet knows nothing - his close ones have not made known to him this news. 

WHAT THEY TOOK (partial list): 
-- Gray-blue fur coat norkovaya (4 years old wearing) - 40 thousand rubles 
-- Norkovaya black fur coat (1-2 years of wearing) - 40 thousand rubles 
-- Norkovaya brown fur coat, cut (also wearing) - 60 thousand rubles 
-- From pestsa fur coat, white - 25 thousand rubles 
-- White pelerina - 30 thousand rubles 
-- Gold earrings with diamonds and sapphires, with pearls on a circle (10 mm diameter circle.) - 
-- With a large diamond earrings in the center, with the buckle of white gold - 

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