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20629441 RussianLegacy.com
"Peonies" (set 1)
Size: approx. 6.5" Metric: 16.25 cm Consists of: 5 pieces Finish: glossy (lacquer) Availability: ships within 5-10 business days Origin: Russian Federation Product Details / More Photos As all of our nesting dolls, this one is handcrafted in the heart Russia. It is handturned from linden wood and then handpainted by a professional nesting doll artist. It is a typical nesting doll, and each smaller piece of the set fits into the next larger one. Each doll is coated with 3-5 layers of crystal clear lacquer, and the tallest one is signed by artist. The flowers on the bellies of the dolls are beautiful Russian peonies. More Info on the Item / Related Story PEONIES As every flower lover knows, flowers have a language of their own. Every sentiment is expressed in one form or another by these fragile blooms. Of course, even the experts disagree on the "true meaning" of many flowers and most have different meanings to different people. So, while all flowers convey thoughtfulness and love, there are some of the more traditional meanings... Peonies generally mean, "Happy Life" or "Happy Marriage". The peonies drawn on this gentle hand-made nesting doll convey the meaning of happiness and would make an excellent gift to a special friend, spouse, or family member.
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20630993 RussianLegacy.com
"Summer Bouquet"
Size: approx. 6.5" Metric: 16.25 cm Consists of: 5 pieces Finish: glossy (lacquer) Availability: ships within 5-10 business days Origin: Russian Federation Product Details / More Photos As all of our nesting dolls, this one is handcrafted in the heart Russia. It is handturned from linden wood and then handpainted by a professional nesting doll artist. It is a typical nesting doll, and each smaller piece of the set fits into the next larger one. Each doll is coated with 3-5 layers of crystal clear lacquer. The tallest doll is signed by the artist. More Info on the Item / Related Story MEANINGS OF MOST FLOWERS As every flower lover knows, flowers have a language of their own. Every sentiment is expressed in one form or another by these fragile blooms. Of course, even the experts disagree on the "true meaning" of many flowers and most have different meanings to different people. So, while all flowers convey thoughtfulness and love, here are some of the more traditional meanings, according to one source. See, if you agree. ACACIA - Concealed Love, Beauty in Retirement, Chaste Love AMBROSIA - Your Love is Reciprocated AMARYLLIS - Pride, Pastoral Poetry ANEMONE - Forsaken ARBUTUS - Thee Only Do I Love ASTER - Symbol of Love, Daintiness
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20629471 RussianLegacy.com
"My Cat"
Size: approx. 6.5" Metric: 16.25 cm Consists of: 5 pieces Finish: glossy (lacquer) Availability: ships within 5-10 business days Origin: Russian Federation Product Details / More Photos As all of our nesting dolls, this one is handcrafted in the heart Russia. It is handturned from linden wood and then handpainted by a professional nesting doll artist. It is a typical nesting doll, and each smaller piece of the set fits into the next larger one. Each doll is coated with 3-5 layers of crystal clear lacquer, and the tallest one is signed by artist. More Info on the Item / Related Story PETS ON NESTING DOLLS The tradition of painting pets, birds and poultry on nesting dolls is, actually, as old as the nesting doll itself. The first Russian nesting doll turned by Vassily Zviozdochkin and painted by Sergey Maliutin contained 8 pieces: a girl with a black rooster was followed by a boy and then by a girl again and so on. All figurines were different from each other, the last one was a figurine of a baby wrapped in diaper. Ever since then roosters and other poultry have been often pictured on matryoshka dolls. It is important to emphasize that poultry has always been treated a "pets" by both village and town children. Chicks and ducklings are often pictured in the hands of children being in the same nesting doll set with children holding kittens and puppies. The matryoshka doll before you is an excellent example of a "pets nesting doll". It will make a wonderful gift to any kid, especially a growing one as it may be used as both a toy and a teaching tool.
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20632182 RussianLegacy.com
"Barin's Daughter"
Size: approx. 6.5" Metric: 16.25 cm Consists of: 5 pieces Finish: glossy (lacquer) Availability: ships within 5-10 business days Origin: Russian Federation Product Details / More Photos As all of our nesting dolls, this one is handcrafted in the heart Russia. It is handturned from linden wood and then handpainted by a professional nesting doll artist. It is a typical nesting doll, and each smaller piece of the set fits into the next larger one. Each doll is coated with 3-5 layers of crystal clear lacquer. The tallest doll is signed by the artist. More Info on the Item / Related Story RUSSIAN BEAUTY What is a typical old Russian conception of woman's beauty? The ideal of a beautiful woman was considered to be a tall, strong and stately woman with red cheeks, blue eyes and blonde hair. Such women were well-represented by the renowned Russian painter, Boris Mikhailovich Kustodiev. Such woman's beauty was also taken as a starting point for original matryoshka making. In provincial Russia before the revolution the name Matryona or Matriyosha was a very popular female name. It was derived from the Latin root 'mater' which means 'mother'. This name was associated with the image of a mother of a big family who was very healthy and had a portly figure. Subsequently, it became a symbolic name and was used specially to describe brightly painted wooden dolls made in such a way that they could be taken apart to reveal smaller dolls fitting inside on another. The first nesting dolls of Sergiev Posad portrayed this special beauty: young girls dressed in Russian sarafans carrying baskets, scythes, bunches of flowers or dressed in winter short fur coats and scarves. The nesting doll before you is a great example of Russian beauty reflected in a matryoshka doll.
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20630544 RussianLegacy.com
"Happy Family"
Size: approx. 6.5" Metric: 16.25 cm Consists of: 5 pieces Finish: glossy (lacquer) Availability: ships within 5-10 business days Origin: Russian Federation Product Details / More Photos As all of our nesting dolls, this one is handcrafted in the heart Russia. It is handturned from linden wood and then handpainted by a professional nesting doll artist. It is a typical nesting doll, and each smaller piece of the set fits into the next larger one. Each doll is coated with 3-5 layers of crystal clear lacquer. The tallest doll is signed by the artist. The set displays a typical Russian (rural Russia) family - hardworking, hospitable and welcoming. More Info on the Item / Related Story RUSSIAN HOSPITALITY Should you be lucky enough to be invited to a Russian home for dinner be assured that you will get the best of what's on hand and plenty of it. Russians are famed for their hospitality and love to invite people over in order to thoroughly stuff them. It is expected that a guest will accept all that is offered and your host may be offended should you decline. Be prepared for staunch arguments on the part of your host as to why you should eat the lump of raw pork fat or drink the glass of home-made sweet elderberry wine stuck in front of you. When invited to a Russian's apartment for a dinner party it is considered de rigueur to bring something along, usually alcohol and perhaps flowers for the hostess. People often dress up as if they were going out to a fancy restaurant, and women take nice shoes with them in a bag in order to avoid the ridiculous situation of being in their finest evening dress and sliding around in tapochki. Drinks are usually preceeed by toasts (sometimes taking the form of long speeches) and much glass clinking. Often the revelry lasts well into the night and can include singing and dancing until people pass-out or go home... Copyright "1 VIP Dating"
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20629501 RussianLegacy.com
"Roses on Purple"
Size: approx. 6.5" Metric: 16.25 cm Consists of: 5 pieces Finish: glossy (lacquer) Availability: ships within 5-10 business days Origin: Russian Federation Product Details / More Photos As all of our nesting dolls, this one is handcrafted in the heart Russia. It is handturned from linden wood and then handpainted by a professional nesting doll artist. It is a typical nesting doll, and each smaller piece of the set fits into the next larger one. Each doll is coated with 3-5 layers of crystal clear lacquer. The tallest doll is signed by the artist. More Info on the Item / Related Story MEANINGS OF MOST FLOWERS As every flower lover knows, flowers have a language of their own. Every sentiment is expressed in one form or another by these fragile blooms. Of course, even the experts disagree on the "true meaning" of many flowers and most have different meanings to different people. So, while all flowers convey thoughtfulness and love, here are some of the more traditional meanings, according to one source. See, if you agree. ACACIA - Concealed Love, Beauty in Retirement, Chaste Love AMBROSIA - Your Love is Reciprocated AMARYLLIS - Pride, Pastoral Poetry ANEMONE - Forsaken ARBUTUS - Thee Only Do I Love ASTER - Symbol of Love, Daintiness
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20630426 RussianLegacy.com
"Blooming Garden"
Size: approx. 4" Metric: 10 cm Consists of: 3 pieces Finish: glossy (lacquer) Availability: ships within 5-10 business days Origin: Russian Federation Product Details / More Photos As all of our nesting dolls, this one is handcrafted in the heart Russia. It is handturned from linden wood and then handpainted by a professional nesting doll artist. It is a typical nesting doll, and each smaller piece of the set fits into the next larger one. Each doll is coated with 3-5 layers of crystal clear lacquer. The tallest doll is signed by the artist. More Info on the Item / Related Story MEANINGS OF MOST FLOWERS As every flower lover knows, flowers have a language of their own. Every sentiment is expressed in one form or another by these fragile blooms. Of course, even the experts disagree on the "true meaning" of many flowers and most have different meanings to different people. So, while all flowers convey thoughtfulness and love, here are some of the more traditional meanings, according to one source. See, if you agree. ACACIA - Concealed Love, Beauty in Retirement, Chaste Love AMBROSIA - Your Love is Reciprocated AMARYLLIS - Pride, Pastoral Poetry ANEMONE - Forsaken ARBUTUS - Thee Only Do I Love ASTER - Symbol of Love, Daintiness
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20630302 RussianLegacy.com
"Girl with a Bow"
Size: approx. 6.5" Metric: 16.25 cm Consists of: 5 pieces Finish: glossy (lacquer) Availability: ships within 5-10 business days Origin: Russian Federation Product Details / More Photos As all of our nesting dolls, this one is handcrafted in the heart Russia. It is handturned from linden wood and then handpainted by a professional nesting doll artist. It is a typical nesting doll, and each smaller piece of the set fits into the next larger one. Each doll is coated with 3-5 layers of crystal clear lacquer, and the tallest one is signed by artist. The flowers on the bellies of the dolls are beautiful Russian peonies. More Info on the Item / Related Story PEONIES As every flower lover knows, flowers have a language of their own. Every sentiment is expressed in one form or another by these fragile blooms. Of course, even the experts disagree on the "true meaning" of many flowers and most have different meanings to different people. So, while all flowers convey thoughtfulness and love, there are some of the more traditional meanings... Peonies generally mean, "Happy Life" or "Happy Marriage". The peonies drawn on this gentle hand-made nesting doll convey the meaning of happiness and would make an excellent gift to a special friend, spouse, or family member.
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20632276 RussianLegacy.com
"Emerald Flowers"
Size: approx. 4" Metric: 10 cm Consists of: 3 pieces Finish: glossy (lacquer) Availability: ships within 5-10 business days Origin: Russian Federation Product Details / More Photos As all of our nesting dolls, this one is handcrafted in the heart Russia. It is handturned from linden wood and then handpainted by a professional nesting doll artist. It is a typical nesting doll, and each smaller piece of the set fits into the next larger one. Each doll is coated with 3-5 layers of crystal clear lacquer. The tallest doll is signed by the artist. More Info on the Item / Related Story MEANINGS OF MOST FLOWERS As every flower lover knows, flowers have a language of their own. Every sentiment is expressed in one form or another by these fragile blooms. Of course, even the experts disagree on the "true meaning" of many flowers and most have different meanings to different people. So, while all flowers convey thoughtfulness and love, here are some of the more traditional meanings, according to one source. See, if you agree. ACACIA - Concealed Love, Beauty in Retirement, Chaste Love AMBROSIA - Your Love is Reciprocated AMARYLLIS - Pride, Pastoral Poetry ANEMONE - Forsaken ARBUTUS - Thee Only Do I Love ASTER - Symbol of Love, Daintiness
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20630565 RussianLegacy.com
"Bouquet"
Size: approx. 6.5" Metric: 16.25 cm Consists of: 5 pieces Finish: glossy (lacquer) Availability: ships within 5-10 business days Origin: Russian Federation Product Details / More Photos As all of our nesting dolls, this one is handcrafted in the heart Russia. It is handturned from linden wood and then handpainted by a professional nesting doll artist. It is a typical nesting doll, and each smaller piece of the set fits into the next larger one. Each doll is coated with 3-5 layers of crystal clear lacquer. The tallest doll is signed by the artist. More Info on the Item / Related Story MEANINGS OF MOST FLOWERS As every flower lover knows, flowers have a language of their own. Every sentiment is expressed in one form or another by these fragile blooms. Of course, even the experts disagree on the "true meaning" of many flowers and most have different meanings to different people. So, while all flowers convey thoughtfulness and love, here are some of the more traditional meanings, according to one source. See, if you agree. ACACIA - Concealed Love, Beauty in Retirement, Chaste Love AMBROSIA - Your Love is Reciprocated AMARYLLIS - Pride, Pastoral Poetry ANEMONE - Forsaken ARBUTUS - Thee Only Do I Love ASTER - Symbol of Love, Daintiness
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20630382 RussianLegacy.com
"Magnolia" (set 1)
Size: approx. 4" Metric: 10 cm Consists of: 3 pieces Finish: glossy (lacquer) Availability: ships within 5-10 business days Origin: Russian Federation Product Details / More Photos As all of our nesting dolls, this one is handcrafted in the heart Russia. It is handturned from linden wood and then handpainted by a professional nesting doll artist. It is a typical nesting doll, and each smaller piece of the set fits into the next larger one. Each doll is coated with 3-5 layers of crystal clear lacquer. The tallest doll is signed by the artist. More Info on the Item / Related Story MEANINGS OF MOST FLOWERS As every flower lover knows, flowers have a language of their own. Every sentiment is expressed in one form or another by these fragile blooms. Of course, even the experts disagree on the "true meaning" of many flowers and most have different meanings to different people. So, while all flowers convey thoughtfulness and love, here are some of the more traditional meanings, according to one source. See, if you agree. ACACIA - Concealed Love, Beauty in Retirement, Chaste Love AMBROSIA - Your Love is Reciprocated AMARYLLIS - Pride, Pastoral Poetry ANEMONE - Forsaken ARBUTUS - Thee Only Do I Love ASTER - Symbol of Love, Daintiness
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20632335 RussianLegacy.com
"Ashberry"
Size: approx. 6.5" Metric: 16.25 cm Consists of: 5 pieces Finish: glossy (lacquer) Availability: ships within 5-10 business days Origin: Russian Federation Product Details As all of our nesting dolls, this one is handcrafted in the heart Russia. It is handturned from linden wood and then handpainted by a professional nesting doll artist. It is a typical nesting doll, and each smaller piece of the set fits into the next larger one. Each doll is coated with 3-5 layers of crystal clear lacquer, and the largest one is signed by artist. This whole nesting doll set is dedicated to Russian forest berries. Up until the present time Russians actively harvest various forest berries, using them to make various jams, alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. More Info on the Item / Related Story HARVESTING IN RUSSIA It is typical of Russia nowadays - just as it was centuries ago - for villagers (which are undoubtedly the majority of the country's population) to feed themselves more "off the land" than "off the salary". Salaries remain small, in many places they are being either delayed or "paid in product" (i.e. instead of cash you get the equivalent value of products that your plant manufactures), and rural Russians do not have much choice but grow their own fruits and vegetables, poultry and cattle - to feed themselves. Russians have always been thankful to the soil for all the "gifts of the land" - as they often gratefully call fruits and vegetables - that it is giving them. Harvesting, baskets of ripe fruits, berries, mushrooms and other "gifts of the land" have become a prominent "theme" of traditional nesting doll painting. The doll before you is one of the Russian ways to say "thank you" to the rich Russian soil.
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20629828 RussianLegacy.com
"Daisies"
Size: approx. 6.5" Metric: 16.25 cm Consists of: 5 pieces Finish: glossy (lacquer) Availability: ships within 5-10 business days Origin: Russian Federation Product Details As all of our nesting dolls, this one is handcrafted in the heart Russia. It is handturned from linden wood and then handpainted by a professional nesting doll artist. It is a typical nesting doll, and each smaller piece of the set fits into the next larger one. Each doll is coated with 3-5 layers of crystal clear lacquer. The tallest doll is signed by the artist. More Info on the Item / Related Story MEANINGS OF MOST FLOWERS As every flower lover knows, flowers have a language of their own. Every sentiment is expressed in one form or another by these fragile blooms. Of course, even the experts disagree on the "true meaning" of many flowers and most have different meanings to different people. So, while all flowers convey thoughtfulness and love, here are some of the more traditional meanings, according to one source. See, if you agree. ACACIA - Concealed Love, Beauty in Retirement, Chaste Love AMBROSIA - Your Love is Reciprocated AMARYLLIS - Pride, Pastoral Poetry ANEMONE - Forsaken ARBUTUS - Thee Only Do I Love ASTER - Symbol of Love, Daintiness
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20631605 RussianLegacy.com
"Wild Strawberry"
Size: approx. 6.5" Metric: 16.25 cm Consists of: 5 pieces Finish: glossy (lacquer) Availability: ships within 5-10 business days Origin: Russian Federation Product Details As all of our nesting dolls, this one is handcrafted in the heart Russia. It is handturned from linden wood and then handpainted by a professional nesting doll artist. It is a typical nesting doll, and each smaller piece of the set fits into the next larger one. Each doll is coated with 3-5 layers of crystal clear lacquer, and the largest one is signed by artist. This whole nesting doll set is dedicated to Russian forest berries. Up until the present time Russians actively harvest various forest berries, using them to make various jams, alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. More Info on the Item / Related Story HARVESTING IN RUSSIA It is typical of Russia nowadays - just as it was centuries ago - for villagers (which are undoubtedly the majority of the country's population) to feed themselves more "off the land" than "off the salary". Salaries remain small, in many places they are being either delayed or "paid in product" (i.e. instead of cash you get the equivalent value of products that your plant manufactures), and rural Russians do not have much choice but grow their own fruits and vegetables, poultry and cattle - to feed themselves. Russians have always been thankful to the soil for all the "gifts of the land" - as they often gratefully call fruits and vegetables - that it is giving them. Harvesting, baskets of ripe fruits, berries, mushrooms and other "gifts of the land" have become a prominent "theme" of traditional nesting doll painting. The doll before you is one of the Russian ways to say "thank you" to the rich Russian soil.
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20631817 RussianLegacy.com
"Moonlit Landscape"
Size: approx. 6.5" Metric: 16.25 cm Consists of: 5 pieces Finish: glossy (lacquer) Availability: ships within 5-10 business days Origin: Russian Federation Product Details / More Photos As all of our nesting dolls, this one is handcrafted in the heart Russia. It is handturned from linden wood and then handpainted by a professional nesting doll artist. It is a typical nesting doll, and each smaller piece of the set fits into the next larger one. Each doll is coated with 3-5 layers of crystal clear lacquer, displaying miniature paintings of beautiful moonlit landscapes. The tallest doll is signed by the artist. More Info on the Item / Related Story FACTS & FIGURES ABOUT RUSSIA Physical Geography. Area. Russia is one of the largest countries in the world. Its total area is about 17 million square kilometers or 6,591,100 square miles. It is washed by Russia is touched by three oceans and twelve seas. The oceans are: the Arctic, the Atlantic and the Pacific. The seas are: the Barents Sea, the White Sea, the Kara Sea, the Laptev Sea, the East Siberian Sea, the Sea of Chukotsk, the Bering Sea, the Sea of Okhotsk, the Baltic Sea, the Black Sea, the Sea of Azov, the Sea of Japan. Rivers... The longest rivers are: the Lena (4,400 km), the Irtysh (4,248), the Yenisey (4,102), the Ob (3,650), the Volga (3,530), the Amur (2,824). There are over two million rivers in Russia. The Volga River is the cradle of such ancient towns as Nizhny Novgorod, Vladimir, Tver, Yaroslavl, Kazan. It runs into the Caspian sea. Lakes (about 2 mln. salt and fresh lakes). The largest lakes are: the Caspian Sea (Lake) - 368,000 sq. km; the Baikal Lake - 31,500 sq. km; Ladoga Lake (18,100); Onega Lake (9,700). The deepest lake is Lake Baikal (1,600 meters). The water in the lake is so clear that you can see the bottom of this lake.
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20631162 RussianLegacy.com
"White Flowers"
Size: approx. 6.5" Metric: 16.25 cm Consists of: 5 pieces Finish: glossy (lacquer) Availability: ships within 5-10 business days Origin: Russian Federation Product Details / More Photos As all of our nesting dolls, this one is handcrafted in the heart Russia. It is handturned from linden wood and then handpainted by a professional nesting doll artist. It is a typical nesting doll, and each smaller piece of the set fits into the next larger one. Each doll is coated with 3-5 layers of crystal clear lacquer. The tallest doll is signed by the artist. More Info on the Item / Related Story MEANINGS OF MOST FLOWERS As every flower lover knows, flowers have a language of their own. Every sentiment is expressed in one form or another by these fragile blooms. Of course, even the experts disagree on the "true meaning" of many flowers and most have different meanings to different people. So, while all flowers convey thoughtfulness and love, here are some of the more traditional meanings, according to one source. See, if you agree. ACACIA - Concealed Love, Beauty in Retirement, Chaste Love AMBROSIA - Your Love is Reciprocated AMARYLLIS - Pride, Pastoral Poetry ANEMONE - Forsaken ARBUTUS - Thee Only Do I Love ASTER - Symbol of Love, Daintiness
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20630327 RussianLegacy.com
"Dunyasha"
Size: approx. 6.5" Metric: 16.25 cm Consists of: 5 pieces Finish: glossy (lacquer) Availability: ships within 5-10 business days Origin: Russian Federation Product Details As all of our nesting dolls, this one is handcrafted in the heart Russia. It is handturned from linden wood and then handpainted by a professional nesting doll artist. It is a typical nesting doll, and each smaller piece of the set fits into the next larger one. Each doll is coated with 3-5 layers of crystal clear lacquer. The tallest doll is signed by the artist. More Info on the Item / Related Story RUSSIAN BEAUTY What is a typical old Russian conception of woman's beauty? The ideal of a beautiful woman was considered to be a tall, strong and stately woman with red cheeks, blue eyes and blonde hair. Such women were well-represented by the renowned Russian painter, Boris Mikhailovich Kustodiev. Such woman's beauty was also taken as a starting point for original matryoshka making. In provincial Russia before the revolution the name Matryona or Matriyosha was a very popular female name. It was derived from the Latin root 'mater' which means 'mother'. This name was associated with the image of a mother of a big family who was very healthy and had a portly figure. Subsequently, it became a symbolic name and was used specially to describe brightly painted wooden dolls made in such a way that they could be taken apart to reveal smaller dolls fitting inside on another. The first nesting dolls of Sergiev Posad portrayed this special beauty: young girls dressed in Russian sarafans carrying baskets, scythes, bunches of flowers or dressed in winter short fur coats and scarves. The nesting doll before you is a great example of Russian beauty reflected in a matryoshka doll.
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20629594 RussianLegacy.com
"Bullfinches"
Size: approx. 6.5" Metric: 16.25 cm Consists of: 5 pieces Finish: glossy (lacquer) Availability: ships within 5-10 business days Origin: Russian Federation Product Details As all of our nesting dolls, this one is handcrafted in the heart Russia. It is handturned from linden wood and then handpainted by a professional nesting doll artist. It is a typical nesting doll, and each smaller piece of the set fits into the next larger one. Each doll is coated with 3-5 layers of crystal clear lacquer. The tallest doll is signed by the artist. More Info on the Item / Related Story BULLFINCH Bullfinch is a small European bird with a black head and a pink chest. It may be watched in Russia only during winter time, when bullfinches sit on the ashberry-tree branches, pecking the red berries.
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20632612 RussianLegacy.com
"Sweet Strawberries"
Size: approx. 6.5" Metric: 16.25 cm Consists of: 5 pieces Finish: glossy (lacquer) Availability: ships within 5-10 business days Origin: Russian Federation Product Details As all of our nesting dolls, this one is handcrafted in the heart Russia. It is handturned from linden wood and then handpainted by a professional nesting doll artist. It is a typical nesting doll, and each smaller piece of the set fits into the next larger one. Each doll is coated with 3-5 layers of crystal clear lacquer, and the largest one is signed by artist. This whole nesting doll set is dedicated to Russian berries. Up until the present time Russians actively grow and harvest various berries, using them to make various jams, alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. More Info on the Item / Related Story HARVESTING IN RUSSIA It is typical of Russia nowadays - just as it was centuries ago - for villagers (which are undoubtedly the majority of the country's population) to feed themselves more "off the land" than "off the salary". Salaries remain small, in many places they are being either delayed or "paid in product" (i.e. instead of cash you get the equivalent value of products that your plant manufactures), and rural Russians do not have much choice but grow their own fruits and vegetables, poultry and cattle - to feed themselves. Russians have always been thankful to the soil for all the "gifts of the land" - as they often gratefully call fruits and vegetables - that it is giving them. Harvesting, baskets of ripe fruits, berries, mushrooms and other "gifts of the land" have become a prominent "theme" of traditional nesting doll painting. The doll before you is one of the Russian ways to say "thank you" to the rich Russian soil.
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20632436 RussianLegacy.com
"Raccoons"
Size: approx. 4" Metric: 10 cm Consists of: 3 pieces Finish: glossy (lacquer) Availability: ships within 5-10 business days Origin: Russian Federation Product Details / More Photos As all of our nesting dolls, this exclusive "Raccoons" one is handcrafted in the heart Russia. It was first handturned from linden wood and then handpainted by a professional nesting doll artist who specializes in animals painting. It is a typical nesting doll, and each smaller piece of the set fits into the next larger one. Each doll is coated with 3-5 layers of crystal clear lacquer, and the tallest one is signed by artist. Would make a wonderful gift to any kid, especially a growing one as it may be used as both a toy and a teaching tool. More Info on the Item / Related Story PETS ON NESTING DOLLS The tradition of painting pets, birds and poultry on nesting dolls is, actually, as old as the nesting doll itself. The first Russian nesting doll turned by Vassily Zviozdochkin and painted by Sergey Maliutin contained 8 pieces: a girl with a black rooster was followed by a boy and then by a girl again and so on. All figurines were different from each other, the last one was a figurine of a baby wrapped in diaper. Ever since then roosters and other poultry have been often pictured on matryoshka dolls. It is important to emphasize that poultry has always been treated a "pets" by both village and town children. Chicks and ducklings are often pictured in the hands of children being in the same nesting doll set with children holding kittens and puppies. The matryoshka doll before you is an excellent example of a "pets nesting doll". It will make a wonderful gift to any kid, especially a growing one as it may be used as both a toy and a teaching tool.
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20631009 RussianLegacy.com
"Siamese Cats"
Size: approx. 4" Metric: 10 cm Consists of: 3 pieces Finish: glossy (lacquer) Availability: ships within 5-10 business days Origin: Russian Federation Product Details / More Photos As all of our nesting dolls, this exclusive "Siamese Cats" one is handcrafted in the heart Russia. It was first handturned from linden wood and then handpainted by a professional nesting doll artist who specializes in animals painting. It is a typical nesting doll, and each smaller piece of the set fits into the next larger one. Each doll is coated with 3-5 layers of crystal clear lacquer, and the tallest one is signed by artist. Would make a wonderful gift to any kid, especially a growing one as it may be used as both a toy and a teaching tool. More Info on the Item / Related Story PETS ON NESTING DOLLS The tradition of painting pets, birds and poultry on nesting dolls is, actually, as old as the nesting doll itself. The first Russian nesting doll turned by Vassily Zviozdochkin and painted by Sergey Maliutin contained 8 pieces: a girl with a black rooster was followed by a boy and then by a girl again and so on. All figurines were different from each other, the last one was a figurine of a baby wrapped in diaper. Ever since then roosters and other poultry have been often pictured on matryoshka dolls. It is important to emphasize that poultry has always been treated a "pets" by both village and town children. Chicks and ducklings are often pictured in the hands of children being in the same nesting doll set with children holding kittens and puppies. The matryoshka doll before you is an excellent example of a "pets nesting doll". It will make a wonderful gift to any kid, especially a growing one as it may be used as both a toy and a teaching tool.
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20629735 RussianLegacy.com
"Christmas" (set 2)
Size: approx. 7.2" Metric: 18 cm Consists of: 5 pieces Finish: glossy (lacquer) Availability: ships within 5-10 business days Origin: Russian Federation Product Details As all of our nesting dolls, this one is handcrafted in the heart Russia. It is handturned from linden wood and then handpainted by a professional nesting doll artist. It is a typical nesting doll, and each smaller piece of the set fits into the next larger one. Each doll is coated with 3-5 layers of crystal clear lacquer. More Info on the Item / Related Story RUSSIAN CHRISTMAS Christmas is celebrated in Russia according to Russian Orthodox Church calendar - on 7 January. During this time people send warm greetings to each other, wishing good health, happiness and great successes. Unlike it is the case in Western countries, Russia does not celebrate Christmas as widely as they do the New Year's Day. In Russia, New Year's Day is a national holiday. Children do not go to school because they have winter holidays at that time. People do not work on that day. Many people celebrate New Year's Eve at home; they organize a party for members of the family or for their friends. A Christmas tree stands in every house at Christmas and sometimes Grandfather Frost and the Snow Maiden visit people's homes. Do you know that * the first Christmas tree went on public display in 1852 at the Ekaterinhoff Concert Hall in St. Petersburg. * the Russian are convinced that Grandfather Frost lives in a well-built wooden cottage (Russia izba) in the woods. * it is also thought that he travels in a sleigh troika together with the Snow Maiden. * the Snow Maiden is a beautiful girl with a long blond braid and she is dressed in a sparkling
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20629992 RussianLegacy.com
"Pandas"
Size: approx. 4" Metric: 10 cm Consists of: 3 pieces Finish: glossy (lacquer) Availability: ships within 5-10 business days Origin: Russian Federation Product Details / More Photos As all of our nesting dolls, this exclusive "Pandas" one is handcrafted in the heart Russia. It was first handturned from linden wood and then handpainted by a professional nesting doll artist who specializes in animals painting. It is a typical nesting doll, and each smaller piece of the set fits into the next larger one. Each doll is coated with 3-5 layers of crystal clear lacquer, and the tallest one is signed by artist. Would make a wonderful gift to any kid, especially a growing one as it may be used as both a toy and a teaching tool. More Info on the Item / Related Story PETS ON NESTING DOLLS The tradition of painting pets, birds and poultry on nesting dolls is, actually, as old as the nesting doll itself. The first Russian nesting doll turned by Vassily Zviozdochkin and painted by Sergey Maliutin contained 8 pieces: a girl with a black rooster was followed by a boy and then by a girl again and so on. All figurines were different from each other, the last one was a figurine of a baby wrapped in diaper. Ever since then roosters and other poultry have been often pictured on matryoshka dolls. It is important to emphasize that poultry has always been treated a "pets" by both village and town children. Chicks and ducklings are often pictured in the hands of children being in the same nesting doll set with children holding kittens and puppies. The matryoshka doll before you is an excellent example of a "pets nesting doll". It will make a wonderful gift to any kid, especially a growing one as it may be used as both a toy and a teaching tool.
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20632521 RussianLegacy.com
"Russian Orchard" (set 1)
Size: approx. 4" Metric: 10 cm Consists of: 3 pieces Finish: glossy (lacquer) Availability: ships within 5-10 business days Origin: Russian Federation Product Details / More Photos As all of our nesting dolls, this one is handcrafted in the heart Russia. It is handturned from linden wood and then handpainted by a professional nesting doll artist. It is a typical nesting doll, and each smaller piece of the set fits into the next larger one. Each doll is coated with 3-5 layers of crystal clear lacquer, and the largest one is signed by artist. This whole nesting doll set is dedicated to Russian harvest. Its significance if beautifully outlined below. More Info on the Item / Related Story HARVESTING IN RUSSIA It is typical of Russia nowadays - just as it was centuries ago - for villagers (which are undoubtedly the majority of the country's population) to feed themselves more "off the land" than "off the salary". Salaries remain small, in many places they are being either delayed or "paid in product" (i.e. instead of cash you get the equivalent value of products that your plant manufactures), and rural Russians do not have much choice but grow their own fruits and vegetables, poultry and cattle - to feed themselves. Russians have always been thankful to the soil for all the "gifts of the land" - as they often gratefully call fruits and vegetables - that it is giving them. Harvesting, baskets of ripe fruits, berries, mushrooms and other "gifts of the land" have become a prominent "theme" of traditional nesting doll painting. The doll before you is one of the Russian ways to say "thank you" to the rich Russian soil.
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20632376 RussianLegacy.com
"Girl with Pig"
height - 8 cm
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