For Catherine the Great, jewelry was about much more than adornment. The formidable Russian empress - who reigned from 1762 to 1796 after overthrowing her own husband, Peter III - understood that ...

This is when a real amber hunt begins, with people flocking to the seashore,” Krimmel told Anadolu. She said there are many Russian artisans who craft jewelry and other amber products by hand ...

The new year marked the start of an escalating series of export restrictions on Russian stones coordinated ... verify where they came from. In Europe, jewelry and watches containing diamonds ...

For Catherine the Great, jewelry was about much more than adornment. The formidable Russian empress — who reigned from 1762 to 1796 after overthrowing her own husband, Peter III — understood ...