Nazi gold has become shorthand for the whole array of looted assets. So, yes we're talking about securities, art, bank accounts, life insurance policies, and other such assets.

The mechanical elements for closure are in place. In many respects, Swiss bankers and authorities have come to agree on the mechanism and procedures we have struggled for in the last two years.

They have still to come to terms with the moral aspects over how they acted in the war and in the years afterwards.

Six months after we concluded our negotiations with the Swiss, the Soviets disclose records showing there is much more Nazi gold in Switzerland.

We want the archives open.

After 30 years, it appears that some measure of justice has finally been achieved.

Whether he was Ivan the Terrible or some other terrible person, is really irrelevant. The facts are clear and, at last, we have achieved some justice.

It's a princely fight for succession. There are some who suggest it is a cult of personality. Each one claims he was indicated to be the successor.