The Treasure of the Russian Tsars documentary of Patrick Voillot

English : Deutsch : French : Italian : Spanish : Chinese : Russian : Japanese : In the basement of the Kremlin, we find a treasure with an immeasurable price. Accumulated centuries ago by the Tsars, in a surprising manner and with great discernment, it was never squandered by the Soviets and it is still practically intact today. This film will guide you through the epic history of all Russian Emperors, which were damned to possess the most exceptional of gems. You will witness the fall of the White Movement in Russia, where one of the key figures, Rasputin gave the Tsarina a Ruby with supernatural powers, which would have protected the Tsarevich, while plunging his family into chaos. You enter into the secrets of the ruling families of the Western world, with the meeting Alexandra and Nicolas II. Further in time, you will discover how Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia, has ordered for her coronation, a crown covered with diamonds and precious stones. This film takes you to the source of these diamonds in the mines of Diamantina, Brazil, but also to mines of Golconda, India, from which the huge diamond Orloff originates. The romantic history, of the Count with the same name, lover of the Empress, who bought it for his beloved, will be revealed. Images from the end of the Second World War will show you how the Nazis looted a priceless amount of jewels from the Amber Room in St. Petersburg. The treasures have never been found; but the Room has been completely restored and reconstructed with gold and amber from the Baltic...