An employee shows harvested cherries at the collection research orchard of the Krymsk Experimental Breeding Station, branch of the Vavilov All-Russian Institute of Plant Genetic Resources (VIR), in the town of Krymsk, Krasnodar Krai, Russia.30.05.2024#8694978
A private exhibition of the Dynasty diamond collection in Moscow (the diamonds are made of one rought diamond by the ALROSA Group).01.08.2017#3164266
A private exhibition of the Dynasty diamond collection in Moscow (the diamonds are made of one rought diamond by the ALROSA Group).01.08.2017#3164268
A private exhibition of the Dynasty diamond collection in Moscow (the diamonds are made of one rought diamond by the ALROSA Group).01.08.2017#3164271
The USSR emblem made of color stones (1937) presented in the Academician Chernyshev Central Research Museum of Geological Prospecting.02.03.2015#2581941
An Orsk jasper cameo with the Baroque portrait of Catherine the Great from the State Hermitage collection.27.01.1991#8325536
The Tajik SSR. Finely-cut pink-and-red spinel crystals, extracted from Mount Kukhilal in the southwestern section of the Pamir Range.01.05.1990#8205321
Disc-shaped milling cutters for processing amber at the workshop of jewelry artist Kazimeras Simanonis in the Lithuanian SSR.01.10.1988#8303280
Grinding amber on an abrasive disc in the workshop of amber jeweler Kazimeras Simanonis, Lithuanian SSR.01.10.1988#8303249
Amber and mother-of-pearl beads from the West-Quartz-Gems cutting factory, Zhytomyr Region, Ukrainian SSR.10.04.1987#8338985
Topazes of various colors of the Zapad-Quartz-Gems cutting factory, Zhytomyr Region, Ukrainian SSR.10.04.1987#8338984
Topaz can be of various colors: from brown yellow and wine yellow to blue, pink, goldish, orange and reddish-orange. The West-Gems gem-cutting factory.01.04.1987#2862089
The Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region of the Tajik SSR abounds in mineral resources. Porshnev village. D, Porshnev, a stone-cutter with the stone-processing department of the Pamir Quartz Semi-Precious Stones enterprise.01.09.1982#6691718
Gulnamo Shoramatova, a stone cutter at the Pamirkvartssamotsvety geological exploration expedition, located in the village of Porshnev, Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, Tajik SSR.01.09.1982#8475979
Left: Gulnamo Shoramatova, a stone cutter at the Pamirkvartssamotsvety geological exploration expedition, located in the village of Porshnev, Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, Tajik SSR.01.09.1982#8475978
The Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic. The Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region. The village of Porshnev. Gem cutters of the polishing shop of the company "Pamirkvartssamotsvety".01.09.1982#5590713
The Artistic Vocational Training School No.11, now the Karl Faberge Artistic Professional Lyceum, in Leningrad. It trains gem-cutters, marble-cutters, amber-cutters precious-stone cutters and jewelers. Photo: Trainees at a chemistry lesson.24.05.1979#8149258
The Artistic Vocational Training School No.11, now the Karl Faberge Artistic Professional Lyceum, in Leningrad. It trains gem-cutters, marble-cutters, amber-cutters precious-stone cutters and jewelers. Photo: Trainees at a sports facility.24.05.1979#8149257
The Artistic Vocational Training School No.11, now the Karl Faberge Artistic Professional Lyceum, in Leningrad. It trains gem-cutters, marble-cutters, amber-cutters precious-stone cutters and jewelers.24.05.1979#8149254
The Alexander Nevsky Order dating from the second half of the 18th century. The Diamond Treasury of the USSR.01.07.1978#512812
The small crown, made in 1801 by master jeweler L.Duval. From the Diamond Treasury of the USSR.01.07.1978#512806
Factory "Uralskiye samotsvety" (Ural gem-stones, present-day "Zavod Russkiye samotsvety", Factory Russian Gem-stones). Quality controller Vera Karavatseva.12.08.1974#5609106
Jewelry produced by Russkiye Samotsvety Factory (today's Russkiye Samotsvety Plant).17.10.1973#5668981
A figurine "Shepherd" by art director of Otradnoe factory of stone-cut products Lev Puzanov.01.11.1970#711615
The Tuvan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. Soviet stone carver, member of the Artists' Union of the USSR.20.10.1970#5647852
The miter/crown of Mstislavsky from the collection of the vestry of the Trinity St. Sergius Lavra.1625 -- mid-18th century.08.10.1970#5660573
Sverdlovsk lapidary factory (now Russian Gems plant). Apprentices Alexei Kamayev and Valery Tatarinov making a map of the Soviet Union from Ural gem-stones.15.06.1970#6512494
The Russian Gems factory in Sverdlovsk. A malachite box, rough malachite and a malachite plate.31.10.1969#5683758
The Imperial Scepter, one of the main regalia of the Russian Empire's monarchs, was manufactured in 1762 for Empress Catherine the Great by Master Leopold Pfisterer. The diamond Orlov was added to it in 1774. The gold-and-silver item features 193 cut diamonds and is covered with black enamel. It is displayed at a permanent exhibition of the Diamond Fund of the USSR, now the Diamond Fund of Russia, at the Kremlin's Armory.10.11.1968#6068774
The Small Crown of the Russian Empire, one of the main regalia of the Russian Empire's monarchs, was manufactured in 1856 by jeweler L. Seftigen for the coronation of Empress Maria Alexandrovna, the wife of tsar Alexander II. The silver crown features 48 large (2-9-karat) and 200 tiny cut diamonds. It is displayed at a permanent exhibition of the Diamond Fund of the USSR, now the Diamond Fund of Russia, at the Kremlin's Armory.10.01.1968#6066793
This pendant for a neck ribbon was manufacture din 1764 and features bright foil-mounted spinel minerals rimmed with cut diamonds. It is displayed at a permanent exhibition of the Diamond Fund of the USSR, now the Diamond Fund of Russia, at the Kremlin's Armory.10.01.1968#6066792
Stones with a carved floral pattern from Kubachi village in Dagestan. An architectural detail of a tombstone, second half of the 19th century. The State Hermitage Museum.06.09.1965#6000743
Professional Soviet stone-cutter, Honored Writer and Artist of the Tuva ASSR and Member of the Union of Artists of the USSR Mogush Cherzi from Tuva at work.01.06.1964#6053900
