The Jewel of St Petersburg lover of a married Countess but later saw Valentina performing at a party and later had an affair with her and fell in love. One of Valetina's father's servants was actually a Bolshevik leader. The Jewel of St Petersburg The Jewel of St Petersburg is a 2010 prequel to "The Russian Concubine" and "The Concubine's Secret" by Kate Furnivall. It is about Lydia Ivanova Friss's parents Valentina Ivanova and Jens Friss love, set against the backdrop of Russia. Valentina Ivanova was the daughter of the finance minister to Tsar Nicholas II and an aspiring pianist. She wanted to become a
Time 100: The Most Important People of the Century character Bart Simpson from "The Simpsons" television series among the 100 most influential people of the 20th century, and he did so as follows: I don't see how you can look at this century and not include cartoons. They're one of our great contributions, along with jazz and film. (I know, I know. The movies were a 19th-century invention. But we 20th century folks really put them to good use.)… To some extent, too, we wanted people who also represented important 20th century trends or developments. That would help account for the Barts and Oprahs... What Bart, or really the