Museums in the UK, France, Austria and Spain recalled their works, effectively postponing the Moscow Kremlin Museums exhibition indefinitely

Russia's Tsar Alexander III began the most expensive Easter tradition in history in 1885 when he began gifting bejewelled eggs to his wife

Exhibition of around 400 objects at the Moscow Kremlin Museums marks the centenary of the famed jeweller's death

An avid patron of the arts and sciences, the emperor gave Russian society a new perspective on the world and elevated the country’s place within it