. ▁ ▁Social ▁activity ▁▁▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁S emy on ov ▁became ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Association ▁of ▁Det ect ive ▁and ▁Political ▁Nov el ▁( Russ ian : ▁М А Д П Р ), ▁which ▁he ▁himself ▁initi ated ▁to ▁create , ▁and ▁the ▁editor - in - ch ief ▁of ▁the ▁collected ▁stories ▁edition ▁" Det ect ive ▁and ▁Polit ics " ▁( the ▁edition ▁was ▁published ▁by ▁the ▁said ▁Association ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁Press ▁Agency ▁" Nov osti " ▁and ▁played ▁an ▁important ▁role ▁in ▁popular ization ▁of ▁the ▁detect ive ▁genre ▁in ▁the ▁USS R .) ▁▁▁ ▁S emy on ov ' s ▁participation ▁in ▁searching ▁for ▁the ▁famous ▁Am ber ▁Room ▁together ▁with ▁Georges ▁Sim en on , ▁James ▁Ald ridge , ▁baron ▁von ▁Fal z - Fe in ▁and ▁other ▁famous ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Am ber ▁Room ▁Search ing ▁Committee ▁achieved ▁wide ▁ren own . ▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁S emy on ov , ▁together ▁with ▁Baron ▁Edu ard ▁von ▁Fal z - Fe in , ▁a ▁Russian ▁arist ocrat ▁and ▁first ▁wave ▁é migr é , ▁was ▁engaged ▁in ▁searching ▁for ▁and ▁returning ▁the ▁lost ▁cultural ▁tre asures ▁to ▁Russia . ▁The ▁activity ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Committee ▁for ▁Return ing ▁Russian ▁Tre asures ▁to ▁the ▁Mother land ▁established ▁by ▁S emy on ov ▁made ▁it ▁possible ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Russia ▁the ▁Fe odor ▁Ivan ov ich ▁Ch alia pin ' s ▁remains , ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁L if ar & Di agh ile