Russian Nesting Dolls

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By Athlyn Green

Aren't These Pretty?

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Russian nesting dolls make an interesting collectible item, providing hours of enjoyment to young and old alike.

Children love to take nesting dolls apart and reassemble them separately. Adults love to collect them.

A trip to a new locale or an online search often results in another doll for the collection.

What Makes Nesting Dolls So Special?

  • A "mother" opens to reveal a doll inside. This process continues down to the smallest doll, which can be incredibly tiny.
  • Some Russian nesting doll sets contain identical dolls; others have individual dolls painted with different expressions or in different colors or costumes.
  • Russian dolls may contain up to fifty dolls; other sets contain 7 or 5 or 3 dolls.

Russian Nesting Dolls

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Russian Fairytale Nesting Dolls

Russian Matryoshka Nesting Doll Fairy Tale 7 Piece 9" tall Russian Matryoshka Nesting Doll Fairy Tale 7 Piece 9" tall
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Russian Fairytale Nesting Dolls

Some Russian nesting dolls are avaialable in fairytale themes.

Fairytales are popular with children and when portrayed on the nesting dolls, come alive with charming faces and brightly colored clothing.

Political Nesting Dolls

Russian Political Dolls

Other nesting dolls come in a political themes and are suitable for those interested in politics or politicians.

These dolls are a favorite for fans of history.

Meet Some of my Dolls

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Athlyn Green Hub Author 7 months ago

Hi Andy,

Which five dolls are you referring to? I've never come across dolls with specific names but this might be a reality somewhere, depending on who made the nesting dolls. I could see this with political leader nesting dolls.

Andy A 7 months ago

I have continually asked if the five Matryoshka dolls

have individual names - can anyone please answer my question?

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Athlyn Green Hub Author 3 years ago

Hi Nichoas,

Yes, the dolls seem to fire the imagination.

Nicholas Chase 3 years ago

Hi Athlyn,

Well done Hubpage!

My daughters played with a set of nesting dolls given to them by my sister. My niece played with them. The girls were fascinated by the clever way these were constructed and would spend hours opening an closing them.

Respectfully,

Nicholas Chase

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Athlyn Green Hub Author 3 years ago

Hi,

I've been collecting them since I was a little girl. I got my first doll as a Christmas present and became hooked!

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LondonGirl 3 years ago

I have a great set of Matryoska dolls that I bought in Moscow in 1992, with Soviet and Russian leaders ending with Yeltsin.

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