St. Petersburg

Meet St. Petersburg:

Peterthe Great's greatest achievement came with a tally of the loss of thousands ofpeople. The city was meant to reflect Russia's aspirations to become one of theleading centers of European modernity. Peter's project was successful, asRussia became one of the dominant powers in European politics ever since. Thecity 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. Inthis earring, the ascending star represents St. Petersburg's construction alongwith the ideational symbolism that the construction of the city represents forRussia.