Portrait diamonds are set at either end of this egg, the one on the top covering the dates 1613 and 1913, while the triangular diamond at the base covers the tsarina's monogram.
Russian Easter Eggs and Traditions For the Russian Orthodox, the colored egg has always been one of the main symbols of Easter.
His first significant painting was the Collective Farm Holiday 1937; St Petersburg, Russian.
Yuri Kugachs' talents were considered so valuable that, during World War Two, the Soviet government evacuated him and ten other artists to Uzbekistan to escape the Nazi onslaught.
Russian Ministry of Defence in Russian.
He has been an enduring participant of all the local and regional exhibitions since 1980.
He knew that pink was the favorite color of the Empress, and lilies of the valley her favorite flower.
Faberge made a point of learning something of the private lives of his most important clients.