# The investigators themselves doubted the destruction because one mosaic was missing and because of the German…

> Most likely: The investigators themselves doubted the destruction because one mosaic was missing and because of the German evacuation letter, so the…

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# The investigators themselves doubted the destruction because one mosaic was missing and because of the German…

The investigators themselves doubted the destruction because one mosaic was missing and because of the German evacuation letter, so the search was in good faith.

**Most likely** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Most likely** Its tests partly supported it: one piece of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Kuchumov's papers show genuine belief and lines of inquiry.

## What would rule it out

- The papers show the searchers privately accepted destruction.

## Evidence 1 for · 1 against

[Kuchumov wrote that the missing fourth mosaic gave him hope the crates had been stored elsewhere.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/amber-room/evidence/EVD0D4N2ZNC6DET/kuchumov-wrote-that-the-missing-fourth-mosaic-gave-him-hope)

Supported

FOR

[The fourth mosaic turned out to have been taken by a soldier in 1941, not stored with the room.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/amber-room/evidence/EVD0D4N2ZX61FGX/the-fourth-mosaic-turned-out-to-have-been-taken-by-a-soldier)

Supported

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[Why did the Soviet Union search for forty years if its own experts said the room had burned?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/amber-room/questions/QST0D4N2THA3RYV/why-did-the-soviet-union-search-for-forty-years-if-its-own)

Most likelyThe leadership knew the room had burned in the Soviet capture but preferred a Nazi theft to a Red Army loss,…

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The investigators themselves doubted the destruction because one mosaic was missing and because of the German… [Answer ANS0D4N2ZDJ66JG]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D4N2ZDJ66JG
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