Why do People Love Russian Nesting Dolls?
Posted by Alkota Gifts on August 5th, 2016
Nesting dolls are possibly the most popular of all Russian souvenirs. Whether you call them Nesting Dolls, Matryoshkas, Stacking Dolls, or Babushkas that makes no difference. They are the classic Russian gift and have a very fascinating history.
mong all the common Russian imports, the most loved and the most popular are the Russian nesting dolls. Girls all over Russia prides over their nesting doll collection. In some cases, these are gifted as family gifts. These dolls depicts the traditional Russian farmer woman and her large family and hence are representative of the fertility. In fact, the traditional Matryoshkas carried a hen in their hands. The hen represents happiness for the Russians. The first Matryoshkas were made in the year 1890, by two Russian artisans who were influenced by the Japanese wooden dolls. The dolls were first introduced to the world by the wife of Russian industrialist Savva Mamontova at the world exhibition in Paris in the year 1900.
Typical the Russian handmade dolls contain a set of 8 to 24 dolls all intertwined within a common theme. Themes could range from the bride and the groom carrying a candle in their hands, to shepherds with their pipe or nesting dolls with nutcracker. There are different styles of making nesting dolls, with every region lending its own unique touch to the dolls. Nesting dolls with flowers depicts the region that she represents, the color of her apron too is reminiscent of the style of doll making.
Originally gifted to girls these dolls are now collected by the people all over the world. In fact, dolls made by famous artists sell for thousands of dollars by the auctioneers. You could also buy these as souvenirs for a few dollars. Thanks to the Russian immigrants settled in the different parts of the world and these are popularly available at the Russian souvenir shops all over the world. You could also buy them online through the internet. You could also opt to gift these to friends and family, wherein the gifts are wrapped at no extra costs. Besides, Russian nesting dolls you can also buy Russian souvenirs like Faberge eggs, Russian Khokhloma, silver jewelry, jewelry made from Baltic Amber, and even Cheburashka dolls.
You could either choose from a traditional Matryoshka or contemporary nesting dolls that represent varied themes. Popular themes include nesting dolls of sport icons, cartoon characters, Hollywood celebrities, and even political figurines. Some of the most popular figures were that of the erstwhile Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev and President Boris Yelstin. Artisans have also used these to depict social satire.
