- Matryoshka doll - Wikipedia
Matryoshka dolls (Russian: матрёшка, romanized: matryoshka ˌmætriˈɒʃkə ), also known as stacking dolls, nesting dolls, Russian tea dolls, or Russian dolls, [1] are a set of wooden dolls of decreasing size placed one inside another
- What does Matryoshka mean? The Story of Russian Nesting Doll
Matryoshka dolls are made of linden and often it's very easy to determine in which region of Russia the Matryoshka has been made Matryoshka can be not only a female; some portray young cowherds, others a bride and a groom, famous artists and politicians
- Matreshka | History of Matreshka | Russian wooden doll
Matreshka is a wooden Russian doll inside of which there are other similar dolls of smaller size They can be three, usually five and etc till the smallest one How it appeared? The first Matreshka appeared in Russia in 90s XIX century
- matryoshka | Center for Russian, East European, Eurasian Studies
These matryoshki are recognizable for their bright burgundy, purple, red, and green colors The biggest defining feature is the red rose on the apron The Semenov matryoshka is painted using red, blue, and yellow paints A significant portion of the apron in unpainted wood
- History of Wooden Matryoshka Nesting Dolls - Russian Legacy
Matryoshka are Russian wooden dolls with smaller dolls stacked within the bigger ones 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'
- Matryoshka - Russian Studies - Macalester College
To non-Russians, the matryoshka, or nesting doll, is one of the most quintessential representations of traditional Russian peasant life It appears to foreign eyes as a relic of quaint serf culture Surprisingly, however, the matryoshka is barely one hundred years old
- Matryoshka – the Russian nesting doll - RusslandJournal. de
Matryoshka (also known as Babushka) is a famous Russian nesting doll In Russian the doll is called 'матрёшка' and is sometimes also spelled Matroshka It is a popular souvenir and is associated with Russia as well as balalaika, samovar or vodka That is why Matryoshka is generally believed to have an age-long history A mistake!
- Best of Russia --- Culture --- Matreshka. - Tristarmedia
The traditional symbol of russian culture is Matreshka (also spelled Matryoshka), which is a set of nesting dolls Most of them are exclusive author's works made by famous russian artists
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