🎎Матрёшка (матрёшки)
  [mat-ryosh-ka (mat-ryosh-ki)]

🔻 The name 'матрёшка' came from a Russian female name 'Матрёна' [mat-ryo-na].

🔻Russian Matryoshka dolls became popular in Russia only at the end of the 19th century, however, since then they have become a symbol of Russian culture.

🔻At the end of the 19th century, in the Moscow toy workshop “Children’s Education” the first Russian matryoshka was brought to life by Savva Mamontov who had been inspired by Japanese wooden toys.

🔻The largest Martryoshka doll ever created contained more than 50 pieces, and the smallest one contained only one millimeter piece.

🔻These toys have deep symbolic meaning. They represent unity and connection between people, and also represent the life cycle - birth, growth, aging and death.

🔻These toys are a striking example of how folk art can become part of the cultural heritage and a popular souvenir for tourists.

⏺Video about the history of Matryoshkas.

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