#russian easter eggs

[marlenadisonne]

russian egg shaped caskets. that's it. that's the post.

[huariqueje]

Easter - Rudnik Mikhail Markovich , 2019.

Russian , b. 1960 -

Oil on canvas , 45 x 55 cm.

[thepastisalreadywritten]

Fabergé Eggs

Fabergé Eggs, perhaps considered one of the most famous examples of exquisite and luxurious craftsmanship to this day.

Fabergé eggs were originally commissioned by the Russian Imperial family in the late 1800s AD.

Tsar Alexander III (10 March 1845 – 1 November 1894) wanted a richly jeweled egg as an Easter gift for his wife, so Russian jeweler Peter Carl Fabergé (30 May [O.S. 18 May] 1846 – 24 September 1920) got to work and produced very first Fabergé egg in 1885 AD.

And like Easter eggs you may find hidden in your shrubs or gutters, these eggs were also intended to contain a surprise inside.

Initially, the first Fabergé egg was to contain a diamond ring, but after specific instructions given by the Emperor, the egg could be opened to find a ruby pendant instead.

Over the course of the next two decades, ten eggs were produced for the family during Alexander III’s reign, starting a dazzling tradition that his son Nicholas II (18 May [O.S. 6 May] 1868 – 17 July 1918) would carry on for his wife and his mother every Easter.

The popularity of eggs-travagant gifts spread well beyond the Imperial family, and soon, other wealthy families began commissioning their own eggs.

The eggs then began to represent great wealth and luxury that owning a Fabergé egg was considered a status symbol.

And with the skill level and time that it took to craft up just one Fabergé egg – up to one year per egg – it’s no surprise they come with such a high value.

The intricate Fabergé egg-making process began by creating a design for the egg and then the outer shell would start to come to life.

The team of goldsmiths would craft the eggs out of precious metals like gold or silver.

They were each decorated with intricate engravings, filigree work and other decorative elements.

And while his competitors used a standard palette, Fabergé wanted to experiment with more colors.

He created resplendent yellows, mauves, and all shades of greens — coming up with over one hundred and forty new colors.

Just as important as its exterior, the Fabergé egg’s interior was given just as much attention to detail.

A team of jewelers would work on creating a surprise to be hidden inside the bejeweled shell.

These surprises could be anything from miniature portraits of the recipients’ husbands to tiny replicas of famous landmarks.

The artists behind these miniature works of art were some of the best miniature painters, sculptors and engravers of that time who used a variety of material, including enamel, precious stones and even hair to create their work.

Finally, once all of the intricate pieces were complete, they were assembled by a team of skilled craftsmen to create the final product.

The egg was then presented to the recipient and would become a treasured family heirloom for years to come. 

Unfortunately, the House of Fabergé was forced to close its doors during the Russian Revolution in 1917.

Fabergé and his family fled Russia.

Many of the Fabergé eggs were sold, lost or smuggled out of Russia during this time, but now, many of them are housed in museums like the famous Fabergé Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia.

However, history came full circle when in 2007, with new ownership and direction, the company announced the reunification of the brand with the Fabergé family.

This new chapter set the stage for a total revitalization of the Fabergé name and philosophy, which are in tune with its original values and spirit.

[minugasakuranohana]

Пасха / Easter

Православная пасха будет 5 мая 🥚🎂

Николай плачет и ему не видно, что он ставит яйцо на голову Федько в очень неустойчивое положение и сейчас оно улетит Достоевскому за шиворот 😋

This year Orthodox Easter will be on May 5th.

Dost: Christ is Resurrected!

Gogol: He is truly resurrected!

People of ortodox belief uses colored eggs and sweets as gifts. When you give it to somebody you say "Christ is Resurrected!" And that people answers "He is truly resurrected!" and give you another egg or candy.

Gogol is crying and he doesn't see he put egg on Fyodor's head wrongly and it will fall inside his clothes 😝

[thewhimsyturtle]

Happy Easter, Tumblr! 🐇 I found the Easter Bunny's workshop, filled with so many yummy colors for all his Easter eggs! Surely he won't mind if I try one? Or several? 🎨🥚🖌🐰👀🐢

[the-last-tsar]

"For russian Orthodox Christians in the nineteenth century, no date in the religious calendar was more important than Easter day. The long fast of Lent would have been strictly observed — no meat, milk, butter or eggs for over seven weeks — until the solemn celebrations of Holy Week built steadily to their joyful climax at a midnight service finishing early on Easter Sunday morning. Throughout the day itself, friends and family greeted each other with the traditional three kisses, and responded to the jubilant 'Christ is risen!' with a reply of equal certainty: 'He is risen indeed!' And then, in a ritual whose symbolism stretches back to pagan spring festivals, they would exchange eggs. So Tsar Alexander III was simply following tradition when, in 1885, he gave his beloved Tsarina, the popular Marie Fedorovna, an apparently unexciting white enamelled egg. About two and a half inches high, it had the size and appearance of a large duck egg, but with a gold band around its middle. Only when the Empress opened the Tsar's present did it reveal its true nature: like an elaborate Matrushka doll it contained a perfect yolk, made of gold; within that was a golden hen, sitting on a nest of golden straw; and inside the hen was a diamond miniature of the imperial crown, concealing a tiny ruby pendant. Every detail was exquisitely rendered — the craftsmanship unparalleled, the creativity inspired. It was the first egg made by Carl Faberge for the Russian court."

Faberge's Eggs: One Man's Masterpieces and the end of an Empire | Toby Faber

[loiladadiani]

Tsarevich Grand Duke George Alexandrovich and Faberge Easter Eggs

The two Faberge eggs on this post were given to Empress Maria Alexandrovna by her husband, Emperor Alexander III. The gifts show one more time that Sacha was not as "coarse" as everybody thought; he always gave great thought to the details in this annual Easter gift to his wife so that it would be charged with meaning for the Empress.

The first egg is called "The Memory of Azov (or the Azova Egg)." It is carved from a solid piece of jasper and decorated with scrolls in gold and diamonds. The surprise inside is a miniature replica of the Imperial Russian Navy cruiser Pamiat Azova (Memory of Azov), in gold and platinum with small diamonds for windows, set on a piece of aquamarine representing the water. The egg commemorates the voyage made by Tsarevitch Nicholas and Grand Duke George aboard the Pamiat Azova to the Far East in 1890. Unfortunately, George became sick during this trip. This was never one of the Empress' favorite eggs.

The second egg is known as "The Caucasus Egg." The egg is made of gold, silver, ruby enamel, rose-cut diamonds, portrait diamonds, platinum, ivory, pearls, rock crystal, and watercolor on ivory. It commemorates Abastumani in the Caucasus (Georgia), where Grand Duke George spent most of his life after being diagnosed with tuberculosis. Miniatures of different locations in Abastumani, including the "palace" where George lived, were painted and signed by Krijitski. The miniatures are revealed by opening four pearl-bordered doors around the egg. Each door bears a diamond-set numeral of the year, forming the year 1893. Behind the hinged cover at the top is a portrait of the Grand Duke in his naval uniform. (gcl)

[thunderboltfire]

Should I add communicative Symkarian to my CV, or something?

(Actually, what they speak in the game is Hungarian with Russian accent, but Hungarian nonetheless.) Long story short: using an actual natural language as a stand-in for a fictional one is a generally acceptable move. However, I rarely if ever see it used in settings as closely mimicking the real world and with so little in-world sense.

Somewhat baffled at this move, I embarked on a wiki to learn something more on why Symkarian is apparently Hungarian, and... Not getting into details, Symkaria as a whole seems to be a worldbuilding dumpster fire that somehow manages to be an alt-hist Hungary lookalike with a fake mustache AND be your run-of-the-mill mini-Russia at the same time. What can I say, hip hip hurray for nuanced (fictional) Eastern European representation.

[mouseandboo]

Postcrossing RU-100175593 by Gail Anderson Via Flickr: Easter postcard for a Postcrossing members meet-up in Omsk, Russia. Sent by a Postcrossing member in Russia.

[wgm-beautiful-world]

The Gatchina Palace Easter Egg, RUSSIA

[strawberries-are-my-life]

Sometimes I wish I was just a Fabergé egg.

[huariqueje]

Preparation for Easter - Sergei Miloradovich

Russian , 1851-1943

Oil on canvas laid on board , 36.5 x 30.5 cm. 14.4 x 12 in.

[minugasakuranohana]

[thewhimsyturtle]

Starting off the Easter weekend with an eggstravanza: I found a basket full of shiny eggs bigger than me!

[kitsu-katsu]

There's SO FUCKING MUCH going on in the QSMP with the eggs, the dragon, whatever Dark is, appearing for Leonarda and possibly being the same monster as Quackity's vision after Tilín's death. It possibly being what kills the eggs when the parents don't cime within a day, as BBH pointed out, it's weird that they just die like that, they're getting hunted

Cucurucho. In general. And his apparent rivalry with the angel, telling Maxo not to trust him. Spying on everyone even more now. Watching Slime sleep, watching the group of Maxo, BBH and Foolish as they try and piece together the truth. Him showing Slime footage of his daughter getting killed

The angel telling Slime to pick between bringing back Flipa or Tilín and him choosing Tilín hoping Quackity won't find out

Maxo wanting to make a church to bring his son Trump back, but not trusting Cucurucho, telling him this better not be a joke and Cucurucho laughing at him. Maxo fearing he might become a robot like Luzu, because nobody knows who the fuck messed with Luzu

All the parents of dead eggs are getting desperate, violent, vengeful and also closer to the truth

The eggs are most likely the lotus flower from Quackity's twitter dns. Keeping the players docile and complacent as long as they're there. The ones with dead eggs are swinging towards the other end of the spectrum

Whoever is controlling the whole island experiment also has letters, which mention something about Fabergé eggs (irl a set if 69 artisanal easter eggs for the russian tzar) and how many of them can be shipped out within a week. So the eggs we know are possibly not the only ones and whoever is running this whole thing is purposely sending out new ones

And also something about sheep's blood for potions... Because it's in style?? I don't even know where the letters came from, tbh

Translation:

Kind regards

Let's go back to the XVI century! We need to make a price quotation for sheep's blood. This last fashion trend in magic formulas should be of upmost importance for the laboratory. Yes, we already know that modern budgets almost never include sheep's blood, but this is what our fashion trends seem to require.

With appreciation, we wish to receive your commercial proposals as soon as possible. We thank your great collaboration in advance in preparing the price quotations for us

This is running DEEP