The Museum of Russian Icons states that “the first Russian nested doll set was carved in 1890 by Vasily Zvyozdochkin from a design by Sergey Malyutin, a folk crafts painter in the Abramtsevo ...

On loan from the Museum of Russian Art in Minneapolis, the nesting doll exhibit includes 83 sets of matryoshkas, or hand-painted, hollow wooden dolls that stack, or "nest," within one another in ...

Matryoshka nesting dolls at Museum of Russian Icons in Clinton Nancy Olesin/DAILY NEWS STAFF Matryoshka is recognized around the world, a traditional Russian mother figure dressed in a bright scarf.

Fight homophobia with gay icons made into Russian dolls. Support the LGBT community in Russia and bid on these limited-edition dolls. By Katie Amey Published: 12 December 2013.

Natasha Lyonne in “Russian Doll”Courtesy of Netflix That does the trick, and it’s a big moment for Nadia, too, considering how stubbornly isolated she used to make herself.