To your attention is a rare photo album fully devoted to legendary Russian wooden nesting doll matryoshka. The book contains numerous samples of matryoshka from private and museums collections.
There are about 100 illustrations of different matryoshka images in the book. Summary and list of illustrations in Russian, English, German, and French.
Traditionally matryoshkas are nested dolls. The first doll in the nest was a girl dressed in a sarafan and wearing a kerchief. She was called matryoshka from the Russian name Matryona. The book is in very good condition, clean pages; the dust cover is good, with tears. The item "Rare 1969 Matryoshka Russian Wooden Doll Nesting Soviet Book Album Illustrated" is in sale since Wednesday, February 14, 2018. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Cultures & Ethnicities\Russian". The seller is "dspb" and is located in Saint-Petersburg, default. This item can be shipped worldwide.