# Why did the Soviet Union search for forty years if its own experts said the room had burned? · Amber Room > Three answers have been proposed. The investigators themselves doubted the destruction because one mosaic was missing and because of the German… leads… Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/amber-room/questions/QST0D4N2THA3RYV/why-did-the-soviet-union-search-for-forty-years-if-its-own Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) Updated: 2026-10-26T11:56:46+00:00 --- **0** # Why did the Soviet Union search for forty years if its own experts said the room had burned? Asked 26 Oct 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·3 answers·0·0 following **Most likely: the leadership knew the room had burned in the Soviet capture but preferred a Nazi theft to a Red Army loss,…** Ahead on the evidence, not yet confirmed. It needs two reviews to be accepted. ## Where it stands Three answers have been proposed. The investigators themselves doubted the destruction because one mosaic was missing and because of the German… leads, with evidence 1 for, 1 against: partly supported by its tests. Two are still possible. ## Why it matters The paradox explains how the mystery survived: the state that held the evidence of destruction ran the search that kept the legend alive⁠[[1]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D4N2JFG45ND/the-amber-facade)⁠[[2]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D4N2J7P3HQZ/the-amber-room-the-untold-story-of-the-greatest-hoax-of-the). ## Answers 3 [**The investigators themselves doubted the destruction because one mosaic was missing and because of the German…** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/amber-room/answers/ANS0D4N2ZDJ66JG/the-investigators-themselves-doubted-the-destruction-because) Partly supported by its tests Evidence: 1 for, 1 against Most likely [**The leadership knew the room had burned in the Soviet capture but preferred a Nazi theft to a Red Army loss,…** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/amber-room/answers/ANS0D4N2YP41ST2/the-leadership-knew-the-room-had-burned-in-the-soviet) Partly supported by its tests Evidence: 2 for Most likely [**None of these.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/amber-room/answers/ANS0D4N30506G6S/none-of-these) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: none yet Still possible ## History 1. 2004[Scott-Clark & Levy puts forward: the leadership knew the room had burned in the Soviet capture but preferred a Nazi theft to a Red Army loss,…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D4N2J7P3HQZ/the-amber-room-the-untold-story-of-the-greatest-hoax-of-the) 1. 2004[Levy & Scott-Clark puts forward: the investigators themselves doubted the destruction because one mosaic was missing and because of the German…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D4N2JFG45ND/the-amber-facade) 1. 2004[Levy & Scott-Clark: the search was secret from 1949 and publicised from 1958 with a newspaper appeal; a team worked 1967 to 1984.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D4N2JFG45ND/the-amber-facade)For: The leadership knew the room had burned in the Soviet capture but preferred a Nazi theft to a Red Army loss,… 1. 2004[Levy & Scott-Clark: kuchumov wrote that the missing fourth mosaic gave him hope the crates had been stored elsewhere.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D4N2JFG45ND/the-amber-facade)For: The investigators themselves doubted the destruction because one mosaic was missing and because of the German… 1. 26 Oct 2026Asked on this site ## Discussion 0 [Add to the discussion](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/amber-room/questions/QST0D4N2THA3RYV/why-did-the-soviet-union-search-for-forty-years-if-its-own%23discussion) Help with this question [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ] [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/amber-room/questions/QST0D4N2THA3RYV/why-did-the-soviet-union-search-for-forty-years-if-its-own%23add-answer) [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ] [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/amber-room/questions/QST0D4N2THA3RYV/why-did-the-soviet-union-search-for-forty-years-if-its-own%23add-evidence) [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ] [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/amber-room/questions/QST0D4N2THA3RYV/why-did-the-soviet-union-search-for-forty-years-if-its-own%23add-question) [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ] [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/amber-room/questions/QST0D4N2THA3RYV/why-did-the-soviet-union-search-for-forty-years-if-its-own%23add-source) Where it fits Amber Room **Why did the Soviet Union search for forty years if its own experts said the room had burned?** Key question · you're here [ Ask a question under this one ]