Thanks! And this excerpt is taken from The Lacuna by Kingsolver.
“You’re concerned for my safety?”
“That you could be put at risk of, shall we say, exposure. Blackmail can arrive from unexpected quarters. I am not speaking in this case of Aware, Incorporated. I have had clients in your situation.”
“Oh. Well, no, I don’t think that’s a worry. This particular friend would have a great deal to lose. From exposure, as you say.”
“Not another Bolshevik? Never mind, pretend I didn’t ask.”
I laughed. “No, don’t worry, this one is all stars and stripes. We worked together in Civilian Services during the war, moving paintings into safe storage here from the National Gallery. There were quite a few of us in that corps, you’d be amazed. The art world may never be the same.”

How would you interpret the last sentence: The art world may never be the same?
Thanks! And this excerpt is taken from The Lacuna by Kingsolver.

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Thanks! And this excerpt is taken from The Lacuna by Kingsolver.
“You’re concerned for my safety?”
“That you could be put at risk of, shall we say, exposure. Blackmail can arrive from unexpected quarters. I am not speaking in this case of Aware, Incorporated. I have had clients in your situation.”
“Oh. Well, no, I don’t think that’s a worry. This particular friend would have a great deal to lose. From exposure, as you say.”
“Not another Bolshevik? Never mind, pretend I didn’t ask.”
I laughed. “No, don’t worry, this one is all stars and stripes. We worked together in Civilian Services during the war, moving paintings into safe storage here from the National Gallery. There were quite a few of us in that corps, you’d be amazed. The art world may never be the same.”

How would you interpret the last sentence: The art world may never be the same?
Thanks! And this excerpt is taken from The Lacuna by Kingsolver.

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In my opinion, it´s all about east -west,they mention "bolshevik","all star and stripes".

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I think it's meant on a humorous way, that their Bolshevik influence in what they chose to rescue would leave a lasting impression.

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I don't want to add an answer because I feel I may have interpreted this differently from how it was meant to be. 
What I got from the last sentence was that the group had left a lasting impression, or that when people look at that specific set of art that was moved, they would always remember the people who helped keep the art safe. They feel this way because if they hadn't have moved that art then it could have been destroyed or taken, and people wouldn't be able to admire it anymore.
 I hope that helped! :)

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