MOSCOW -- Russia's economy is so bad that the government is bailing out one of its traditional souvenirs: nesting dolls. The nation's Industry and Trade Ministry recently announced that the government ...

When you think of things that are quintessentially Russian, you might think of those painted wooden nesting dolls stacked one inside another. NPR's John Ruwitch visited the place where most of the ...

CLINTON - The Museum of Russian Icons will unveil the newest addition to its collection, a collection of nesting dolls from Russia, Poland, Ukraine, Japan and other countries. The exhibit of ...

Matroyska dolls, also known as nesting dolls, were introduced in the 1890s in small communities around Moscow, Russia. This regional art form has become a mainstay for collectors and cultural ...

Matryoshka dolls, or Russian nesting dolls as they are commonly called, consist of a seemingly endless series of wooden figures which can be pulled apart to reveal another figure with some resemblance ...