Matryoshkas Postkarte

AssetID: 78234156 / bilderlounge/Tips RF / Matryoshkas x000D_ x000D_ A matryoshka doll is a Russian nesting doll (Russian: Russian: Matryoshkas xD__ xD_ т Ed One Inside the Other The first Russian nested doll set was carved in 1890 by Vasily Zvyozdochkin from a design by Sergey Malyutin , who was a folk crafts painter at Abramtsevo . Traditionally the outer layer is a woman, dressed in a sarafan , a long and shapeless traditional Russian peasant jumper dress . The figures inside may be of either gender; the smallest, innermost doll is typically a baby lathed from a single piece of wood. Much of the artistry is in the painting of each doll, which can be very elaborate. The Dolls follow a theme, aside from the typical traditional peasant girls, the themes vary, from fairy tale characters to Soviet leaders. _x000D__ x000D_ This page is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, anyone associated with the topic.