A brief summary by Evgeny Fabergé, son of Carl Fabergé, written 13 February 1937 upon G. C. Bainbridge’s request. From Tatiana Fabergé archives.

Report by Olga Molokova

Anton Ananiev, one of the most famous of Russian gemstone carvers, was born in Saint-Petersburg at 1, Serdobolskaya Street. By a historic confluence of circumstances, on the 25^th of October 1917, Vladimir Lenin stepped out that particular house to conduct the most known and massive revolution in human history.  The secret apartment of the leader of world proletariat, in which the museum is still located, was separated from the room where Anton drew the first breath only by not very thick brick wall…

Report by Michael B. Leybov

The 14^th International show “St.-Petersburg Jeweller” was held on 9-13 December in St.-Petersburg city center at the “Manezh” venue on St.-Issac’s Square. This show, organized by the Exhibition Association “Stone World”, among the others is remarkable for its annual designers’s jewellery and lapidary art competition “Jewellery Olympus”. This show is traditionally one of the leading events in the culture life in St.-Petersburg and Russia by its scale and number of participants, competitors and visitors.

Report by Olga Rogozina

In recent years, the Russian market of jewellery and minerals has witnessed the emergence of a new commodity. Its market is vulnerable and the customer demand is not stable, but, despite of the crisis, the showcases with druses of Brazilian amethysts, peculiar quartz patterns and slices of agate attract peoples’ attention and make some of them loosen their purse strings.

Report by Lena Tikhomirova

In 2009 an outstanding Kaliningrad artist and designer and an enthusiast and creator of a special “amber outlook” Elena Gradinarova passed away.

Due to her open-heartedness and energy, Elena kept in touch with almost all public organizations and museums of Kaliningrad Oblast. Her creative work goes beyond our region and is an example of creativity and a special perception of the gift of Kaliningrad land – the amber.