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'1980 Moscow Olympics': 100 pins & badges |
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| Collection of 100 (one hundred) assorted Soviet pins and badges related to the Moscow 1980 Olympic Games. All pins and badges 100% original (made in the USSR). Imported from Moscow, Russia. Slight repetition within the quantity of 100 possible. |
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'50th Anniversary of October Revolution' |
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| Authentic Russian silver podstakannik or tea glass holder. Literally, podstakannik means 'under the glass' or 'for the glass'. Less expensive ones were used on Soviet trains during the Soviet era, while more expensive and elaborate ones have been used from time immemorial by Russian aristocracy, then by Soviet leaders, now by the new Russian capitalists. Your tea will taste Russian only when drunk from an original Russian glass holder imported from Moscow. And this is what we sell. Heat-tempered etched crystal glass insert (volume: 200 ml or 7 oz) included with any glass holder order for FREE. Podstakannik always makes a great gift! |
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'Autumn Melody' |
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| Size: 146x146 cm (58.4x58.4 inches). 'Autumn Melody' Russian shawl made of 100% natural wool. Origin: Russian Federation. Ships within 5-7 business days. The shawl is made at the 'Pavlovo-Posadskaya Platochnaya Manufactura' (or 'Pavlovo-Posad Shawl Factory') located in the City of Pavlovsky Posad, 58 km or some 35 miles outside of Moscow, established way back in 1812. Up till today the Factory produces an extremely wide range of gorgeous woolen shawls and scarves, favored by women both in Russia and around the world. Why? Because all of their incredible softness, coziness, warmth and highest standards of knitting quality. The nature of wool is such that it keeps you warm at winter time, and 'breathes' at warmer seasons, making these shawls both perfect cold weather scarves and a wonderful spring/autumn wear. Traditionally, women use them as headwear (wrapping them in various ways), or wear them around their shoulders. Modern-day designers use these shawls for the creation of an assortment of novel outerwear. Using your imagination, you may also use this shawl for the decoration of your house or as an elegant tablecloth. Use your imagination! Treat yourself (or your loved one) to one of our Pavlovo-Posad shawls and you will discover the secret of 'what keeps a Russian woman warm at bitter cold winter'. Note: The item you receive may differ slightly due to the availability of the fabric and dye lots at the time of order. Every attempt will be made to make each item exactly as pictured or as close as possible. |
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'Baby Girl' |
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| Size: approx. 4' Metric: 10 cm Consists of: 3 pieces Finish: glossy (lacquer) Availability: ships within 5-10 business days Origin: Russian Federation PRODUCT DETAILS: As all of our nesting dolls, this one is handcrafted in the heart Russia. It is handturned from linden wood and then handpainted by a professional nesting doll artist. It is a typical nesting doll, and each smaller piece of the set fits into the next larger one. Each doll is coated with 3-5 layers of crystal clear lacquer. The tallest doll is signed by the artist. MORE INFO / RELATED STORY: RUSSIAN BEAUTY What is a typical old Russian conception of woman's beauty? The ideal of a beautiful woman was considered to be a tall, strong and stately woman with red cheeks, blue eyes and blonde hair. Such women were well-represented by the renowned Russian painter, Boris Mikhailovich Kustodiev. Such woman's beauty was also taken as a starting point for original matryoshka making. In provincial Russia before the revolution the name Matryona or Matriyosha was a very popular female name. It was derived from the Latin root 'mater' which means 'mother'. This name was associated with the image of a mother of a big family who was very healthy and had a portly figure. Subsequently, it became a symbolic name and was used specially to describe brightly painted wooden dolls made in such a way that they could be taken apart to reveal smaller dolls fitting inside on another. The first nesting dolls of Sergiev Posad portrayed this special beauty: young girls dressed in Russian sarafans carrying baskets, scythes, bunches of flowers or dressed in winter short fur coats and scarves. The nesting doll before you is an excellent example of projecting this female beauty painting to nations other than Russians. |
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'Baltika. The Soviet Navy' Wall Clock |
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| Handmade acrylic glass Russian wall clock with easy-to-read dial and original Soviet Baltic fleet look. Diameter: 10 inch. German clock mechanism. Runs on one AA battery (not included). |
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'Barnyard Animals' 5 pc Nesting Doll |
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| Size: approx. 6.5' Metric: 16.25 cm Consists of: 5 pieces Finish: glossy (lacquer) Availability: ships within 7-11 business days Origin: Russian Federation PRODUCT DETAILS: The 'Barnyard Animals' nesting doll before you is an exclusive quality matryoshka doll painted by Ekaterina Kasapu, an artist that works exclusively for Russian Legacy. Each nesting doll set is made to order and the whole set takes the artist 5 to 8 business days to paint and 2-3 more days to coat it with 5-7 layers of lacquer. Imported from Russia. |
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'Barnyard Animals' 7 pc Nesting Doll |
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| Size: approx. 7.2' Metric: 18 cm Consists of: 7 pieces Finish: glossy (lacquer) Availability: ships within 7-11 business days Origin: Russian Federation PRODUCT DETAILS: The 'Barnyard Animals' nesting doll before you is an exclusive quality matryoshka doll painted by Ekaterina Kasapu, an artist that works exclusively for Russian Legacy. Each nesting doll set is made to order and the whole set takes the artist 5 to 8 business days to paint and 2-3 more days to coat it with 5-7 layers of lacquer. Imported from Russia. |
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'Barnyard Animals' Big 3 pc Nesting Doll |
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| Size: approx. 5.6' Metric: 14 cm Consists of: 3 pieces Finish: glossy (lacquer) Availability: ships within 5-8 business days Origin: Russian Federation PRODUCT DETAILS: The 'Barnyard Animals' nesting doll before you is an exclusive quality matryoshka doll painted by Ekaterina Kasapu, an artist that works exclusively for Russian Legacy. Each nesting doll set is made to order and the whole set takes the artist 3 to 5 business days to paint and 2-3 more days to coat it with 5-7 layers of lacquer. Imported from Russia. |
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'Barnyard Animals' Medium 3 pc Nesting Doll |
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| Size: approx. 4.8' Metric: 12 cm Consists of: 3 pieces Finish: glossy (lacquer) Availability: ships within 5-8 business days Origin: Russian Federation PRODUCT DETAILS: The 'Barnyard Animals' nesting doll before you is an exclusive quality medium size 3 piece matryoshka doll painted by Ekaterina Kasapu, an artist that works exclusively for Russian Legacy. Each nesting doll set is made to order and the whole set takes the artist 3 to 5 business days to paint and 2-3 more days to coat it with 5-7 layers of lacquer. Imported from Russia. |
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'Bear the Motorcyclist' |
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| Dimensions: 4.4 x 4.8 x 2.8 inches (11 x 12 x 7 cm). Bear riding a motorcycle. The toy is made in a traditional style of the Bogorodskaya toy - hand cut from linden wood and hand assembled. Author: Oleg Isaev. Bogorodskaya toys are in many ways symbolic of Russia. In their majority, they depict bears (traditional Russian wild animal, if you want) at various tasks, pecking chicken and hares playing musical instruments. Bogorodskaya toys are excellent educational material for the little ones. Being very inexpensive - and yet, truly unique - they make wonderful affordable gifts. HISTORY: The history of Bogorodskaya toys starts from a legend. The story tells of a poor peasant family that lived in a small village Bogorodskoe (some 40 miles outside of Moscow; founded in the late 16th century) and had many kids. Their mother made a doll for them from cloth rags. But it lasted only a couple of days. The kids ripped it into pieces. So she wove one from straw. That one didn’t last very long either. So the woman took a piece of wood and cut a wooden toy for them, which the children called Auka. They played with it for quite a long time, but eventually got bored with it and their father took it to a fair. At the fair he met a merchant that liked the toy and ordered several hundred of them from him. Since then, the story says, most villagers became toy makers. |
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'Beauty with Butterfly' |
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| Size: approx. 6.5'' Metric: 16.25 cm Consists of: 5 pieces Finish: glossy (lacquer) Availability: ships within 5-10 business days Origin: Russian Federation PRODUCT DETAILS: As all of our nesting dolls, this one is handcrafted in the heart Russia. It is handturned from linden wood and then handpainted by a professional nesting doll artist. It is a typical nesting doll, and each smaller piece of the set fits into the next larger one. Each doll is coated with 3-5 layers of crystal clear lacquer. The tallest doll is signed by the artist. MORE INFO / RELATED STORY: RUSSIAN BEAUTY What is a typical old Russian conception of woman's beauty? The ideal of a beautiful woman was considered to be a tall, strong and stately woman with red cheeks, blue eyes and blonde hair. Such women were well-represented by the renowned Russian painter, Boris Mikhailovich Kustodiev. Such woman's beauty was also taken as a starting point for original matryoshka making. In provincial Russia before the revolution the name Matryona or Matriyosha was a very popular female name. It was derived from the Latin root 'mater' which means 'mother'. This name was associated with the image of a mother of a big family who was very healthy and had a portly figure. Subsequently, it became a symbolic name and was used specially to describe brightly painted wooden dolls made in such a way that they could be taken apart to reveal smaller dolls fitting inside on another. The first nesting dolls of Sergiev Posad portrayed this special beauty: young girls dressed in Russian sarafans carrying baskets, scythes, bunches of flowers or dressed in winter short fur coats and scarves. The nesting doll before you is a great example of Russian beauty reflected in a matryoshka doll. |
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