One of the brilliant representatives of the galaxy of great artists was a famous St. Petersburg master and the Court Goldsmith Carl Faberge. Faberge managed to reinvent the technique of the 17th century lost by the previous generations. He created his own style using the best traditions of Russian and French goldsmith craftsmen, where the beauty of the piece was more important than the cost of materials. The company’s trademark is the Easter Egg. St. Petersburg restorers could develop a technique that reproduced the style of the great master. The techniques of cloisonné and filigree give the impression as if they were made in original Faberge workshops.

"Prince" eggs decorate 8 images of Russian princes, such as Duke Igor, Olga, Andrei of Bogolyubovo, Simeon the Proud, Yaroslav of Tver, Yury of Moscow, Basil Yaroslavovich, and also Rurik.

Rurik’s name is directly connected with the emergence of the Russian states. His origin was Scandinavian. He was invited to stop inner conflicts between different parts of the country and to rule it. He started the foundations of different cities and turned them into places where many people wanted to live. Rurik united some parts of old Russia and established the Russian monarchy. He was the first of the Rurik regime that ruled for 700 years in Russia.

No one can fail to notice this egg’s stand, executed in the form of a two-headed eagle (Russia’s coat of arms).

For the first time the image of a two-headed eagle could be seen on the seal of Ivan III. The two-headed eagle preserves historical continuity of the coats of arms of the XV - XVII centuries. The figure of the eagle goes back to the images printed on monuments of the Peter the Great epoch. Above the head of the eagle three historical crowns of Peter the Great are depicted, which symbolize the new conditions of the sovereignty of the entire Russian Federation, its parts and subjects. In the eagle’s paws - scepter and unity, meaning the State power and united Country; on the chest – an image of a horserider (Saint Georgiy-Pobedonosets), defeating the dragon with his spear. This is one of the most ancient symbols of the eternal fight between Good and Evil, Light and Dark, and protecting the fatherland.

During its centuries-old history it underwent numerous changes. Today the Russia’s coat of arms is new, but its component parts are deeply traditional, reflecting the different stages of domestic history, carrying them on into the third millennium.

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