Russian history expert J. Arch Getty, a UCLA professor, wonders why the czarina would have sent the crown jewels to China by way of the Gobi Desert instead of to Europe.

After the 1917 Russian Revolution, there was a debate over what to do with the spectacular jewels that had symbolized the power and wealth of the czars. Most have remained in the Kremlin, but some ...

A Los Angeles socialite whose late stepfather was a Russian prince thinks she knows where Russia's crown jewels are buried. Patte Barham's stepfather, George Meskhi-Gleboff, told her he buried ...

After the 1917 revolution, Russia's new rulers debated what to do with the crown jewels. This 1925 photo shows the collection. However, a 1922 album at the U.S. Geological Survey includes photos ...

After the 1917 Russian Revolution, there was a debate over what to do with the spectacular jewels that had symbolized the power and wealth of the czars. Most have remained in the Kremlin, but some ...

"The crown jewels play an important part in the coronation story," Regina says, "because the czar crowns himself in the coronation, and that is the moment when he takes full power." The Romanov ...

The story of the missing Russian crown jewels begins, as so many great adventures do, in a library. In this case, it was the U.S. Geological Survey Library in Reston, Va.