Guests from far-away countries don't leave Russia without souvenirs among which on a level with a vodka bottle often there is also a Nested doll. Oh these Matrona which have become a symbol of our country. And after all the history of the Nested doll began in... Japan! Having got to Russia only at the very end of the 19th century, Japanese wooden figures of the wise men, being put one in another, attracted to someone on Moscow toy to factory. The contribution to russification of a nested doll was brought by the well-known Russian artist Sergey Malyutin, dressed these wooden dolls in Russian sundresses. Probably, time was such that Russia was fashionable and thanks to triumph of Russian exposition at the international exhibition in Paris, and thanks to Russian ballet seasons.
Oh, as it would be desirable, that this fashion returned! |
