Matryoshkas                                                                          BACK TO THE PAPER

Matryoshkas (=Matriushka, Matrushka) nesting dolls were introduced at the end of the 19th century by the Russian artist Sergei Maliutin who painted a wooden doll as a peasant girl with a rooster. Inside of this hollow doll there were seven more dolls all painted differently.

Many links to information about Matryoshkas can be found in the web by using the 3 most common transliterations in search engines.

Here are some examples of beautiful matryoshkas*):

*) I thank my friends Victoria & Peter H. for allowing me to take photographs of their impressive collection of matryoshkas.