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<p>[QUOTE="IvaPan, post: 9492536, member: 78949"]Very interesting article with photos explaining the traditions of miniature Easter eggs in Russia (link is in Russian but the photos speak for themselves). Later I can translate the most interesting parts of the text.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is also a photocopy of the diary of the Russian Queen Alexandra Feodorovna where she meticulously sketched and put the prices of miniature Easter eggs (together with the names of recipients) given by her as presents to the royal family members. The diary was later taken by the Bolsheviks and preserved as part of the Romanov estate. Strangely enough, these eggs were not expensive at all, most in the range of a couple of Rubles. She was known as a cheapskate - her part German blood may have had its influence on this <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /> although she did not know German and was raised in the British Royal court by her grandmother, Queen Victoria.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://bellezza-storia.livejournal.com/450761.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://bellezza-storia.livejournal.com/450761.html" rel="nofollow">https://bellezza-storia.livejournal.com/450761.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="IvaPan, post: 9492536, member: 78949"]Very interesting article with photos explaining the traditions of miniature Easter eggs in Russia (link is in Russian but the photos speak for themselves). Later I can translate the most interesting parts of the text. There is also a photocopy of the diary of the Russian Queen Alexandra Feodorovna where she meticulously sketched and put the prices of miniature Easter eggs (together with the names of recipients) given by her as presents to the royal family members. The diary was later taken by the Bolsheviks and preserved as part of the Romanov estate. Strangely enough, these eggs were not expensive at all, most in the range of a couple of Rubles. She was known as a cheapskate - her part German blood may have had its influence on this :) although she did not know German and was raised in the British Royal court by her grandmother, Queen Victoria. [URL]https://bellezza-storia.livejournal.com/450761.html[/URL][/QUOTE]
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