Money, jewels, treasures.

Full of mysteries and mysteries and the fate of the world's most famous diamond "Shah", because of which dozens of human lives were also ruined. It is 3 centimeters in size, clean and transparent, slightly yellowish from the surface, and weighs 88.7 carats. The diamond was found among the usual pebbles in the mines of Golconda more than 500 years ago. It has retained its natural shape, and only some of its facets have been polished. The Italian traveler Marco Polo wrote: "Nowhere in the world, only in this kingdom are their diamonds, there are many of them and all the good ones...

Yes, it is possible to destroy cities, even hundreds of cities, to burn thousands of books, to destroy museums, to destroy or steal works of art in them. But it is impossible to destroy the art and memory of the people. Alexander Nevskiy is one of the most worthy sons of Ancient Russia, famous for his piety and bravery in the battles, whose merits are great both before the Church and the Fatherland. The Holy Trinity Alexander Nevsky Lavra in St. Petersburg is named after the Cathedral Church of the Life-Giving Trinity and Saint Prince Alexander Nevsky, in whose honor and memory it was built...

A kind of Japanese art that is not found in other countries is a folk sculpture - Netsuke. According to their purpose, Netske played a very utilitarian role, served as a pendant, with the help of which the kimono belt was attached to the wallet, pouch, keys or a box for the storage of personal seals or drugs. The first Netsuke was very simple and inexpressive in shape, usually in the form of a decorative button or stick. But later on, the forms of Netsuke began to change and became more intricate and refined...

A large number of "decorated weapons" was made in 1824 - by the arrival in Zlatoust of Alexander I. Twelve artworks - swords and swords - were brought to the Russian tsar. Some of them were decorated with extremely complex drawings, filled with gilding. There was Napoleon's flight from Moscow, and the transition of Russian troops through the Berezina, and several battles of the Patriotic War of 1812. And on one of the sabers, there was a meeting of Alexander I in Zlatoust with the inscription: "To the Emperor happy Zlatoust"...

By the end of the XVIII century, Tula continued to maintain its leading position in the Russian arms industry, but in 1811 the idea arose to organize another arms center, which would "unload" Tula, taking over the production of a certain type of weapons. Because of the outbreak of the Patriotic War of 1812, this project had to be postponed and returned to it only after its completion. It was necessary to find a new center, which would be located in close proximity to the raw materials for the production of weapons, and, of course, it was necessary to provide it with qualified personnel...