Amber art: preserving heritage and developing new opportunities

The article analyses the modern state of amber business not only as fishing, but also as art, explores the historical prerequisites and economic components of the established amber business in the north-western region: Kaliningrad Appeal and St. Petersburg. A short excursion in the history of amber processing and development of amber manufacturers, formation of museum collections of the State Hermitage and the Armory Chamber of the Moscow Kremlin, allows to better understand modern art.