St. Petersburg

Meet St. Petersburg:

Peter the Great's greatest achievement came with a tally of the loss of thousands of people. The city was meant to reflect Russia's aspirations to become one of the leading centers of European modernity. Peter's project was successful, as Russia became one of the dominant powers in European politics ever since. The city of St. Petersburg set the dramatic scenes for Tolstoy and Dostoevsky, along with other renowned writers of the golden age of Russian literature. St. Petersburg is vibrant, full of remarkable monuments and still is iconic. In this earring, the ascending star represents St. Petersburg's construction along with the ideational symbolism that the construction of the city represents for Russia.