The famous amber panel "Rus" by St. Petersburg restorer and artist Alexander Zhuravlyov (1943-2009) has been put on display in the Kaliningrad Museum of Amber. Zhurvalyov dedicated 16 years to restoring the Amber Room in Catherine's Palace near St. Petersburg.
© RIA Novosti . Igor Zarembo / Go to the mediabankThe famous amber panel "Rus" by St. Petersburg restorer and artist Alexander Zhuravlyov (1943-2009) has been put on display in the Kaliningrad Museum of Amber. Zhurvalyov dedicated 16 years to restoring the Amber Room in Catherine's Palace near St. Petersburg.
The famous amber panel "Rus" by St. Petersburg restorer and artist Alexander Zhuravlyov (1943-2009) has been put on display in the Kaliningrad Museum of Amber. Zhurvalyov dedicated 16 years to restoring the Amber Room in Catherine's Palace near St. Petersburg.
© RIA Novosti . Igor Zarembo / Go to the mediabankThis is the largest amber panel in the world. The panel weights 70 kilograms and is 276 centimeters by 156 centimeters in size.
This is the largest amber panel in the world. The panel weights 70 kilograms and is 276 centimeters by 156 centimeters in size.
© RIA Novosti . Igor Zarembo / Go to the mediabankThe panel is made up of 2,984 elements, each with its own number. The masterpiece features elements made of mammoth tusks and rare white amber.
The panel is made up of 2,984 elements, each with its own number. The masterpiece features elements made of mammoth tusks and rare white amber.
© RIA Novosti . Igor Zarembo / Go to the mediabankThe panel was made using Florentine mosaic and classical techniques.
The panel was made using Florentine mosaic and classical techniques.
© RIA Novosti . Igor Zarembo / Go to the mediabankThe panel is a visual display of musings about Russian culture: the old fighter is the defender of Russia.
The panel is a visual display of musings about Russian culture: the old fighter is the defender of Russia.
The woman with a child is a symbol of life.
© RIA Novosti . Igor Zarembo / Go to the mediabankA canonical image of Saint George the Dragon Slayer tops the panel.
A canonical image of Saint George the Dragon Slayer tops the panel.