President Vladimir Putin signed a federal law returning to Germany the stained-glass windows from the Marienkirche church in Frankfurt on the Oder that were taken to the Soviet Union in the aftermath of World War II 2008-04-04 12:45:49 The stained-glass windows, as unique examples of cultural heritage that formerly belonged to a religious organisation, are now being returned to Germany in accordance with Russian Federation legislation. During all these years, the six stained-glass windows from the Marienkirche were kept at the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow.