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Matryoshka - Typical of Russia Cute Dolls
Russia has a very unique doll, funny, and well known. Called matryoshka.

Russia is a typical matryoshka doll which when opened the matryoshka doll in it there is another smaller. One medium-size pieces matryoshka therein may consists of 10 pieces of doll or even more. More and more content will be more expensive and the price of the detail painting on the doll price is also more expensive, especially if the author is the artist or the 'Crafter hand' Russia must have known the price would be expensive. Prices ranged from approximately RUB 350 to RUB 25000, just choose not to expensive or cheap all nice and unique.

Matryoshka doll is said the idea came from Japan and there is already a trade mark and Russia since 1890. It is said that Maliutin Sergei, a Russian painter of Abramtsevo inspired by classic Japanese wooden doll Shichi Fuku Jin (7 Gods of fortune) and Fukurokuju (doll funny guy with a bald head). Enlist the help of his friend the painter was a craftsman to make a puppet and then painted.

A unique, painting on the doll contains stories glow from the classic story Russia, heroism Tsarist Russia, and even those that are in demand today is about the 'American' s Friends' like Osama Bin Laden, if opened in it there is Saddam Hussein, was opened again there is Ahmadinejad and others.

The place to buy matryoshka dolls in Rusia :

Ismailovo Market - Moscow

This is a specialized craft market and the work of the Russia. Matryoshka are generally sold in the market is the standard of quality is less good but the price is very cheap. Size standard (consisting of 7-10 pieces) can be obtained at a price of EUR 300 - EUR 600. The atmosphere is obviously a very crowded market for the sale not only souvenirs but also clothing and all sorts of knick knacks home.

Old Arbat Street - Moscow

This is where the tourists on foot. Both ends of the roads closed to vehicles so that it only merchants and pedestrians only. There are many artists street artists.

Matryoshka size standard was added in RUB 20000 and there is also great with the content of almost 50 seeds at a price of RUB 50000, but all the shops here accept payment by credit card using Visa or Master Card.

Red Square - Moscow

In Red Square, usually street vendors also peddle matryoshka dolls. Quality is relatively the same as the Izmailovo market, but obviously at a price that is slightly more expensive because there are many tourist places. Not too many options because of the number of street vendors are also not much.

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