The doll “Matryoshka is a popular Russian souvenir. It is beautiful. It is made of wood. In one “Matryoshka” you can find from 2 up to 24 dolls. Each doll is opened and stacked inside one another. Then you can see only one doll. When tourists come to Russia they always buy this Russian souvenir.
“Matroyshka” has come to us from the world of legends and fairy tales. Actually this wooden doll is about hundred years.
Why is it called “Matryoshka?” In old Russia the name Matryona or Matriosha was a very popular female name. Scholars say this name has a Latin root "mater". That 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.
“Matroyshka” has come to us from the world of legends and fairy tales. Actually this wooden doll is about hundred years.
Why is it called “Matryoshka?” In old Russia the name Matryona or Matriosha was a very popular female name. Scholars say this name has a Latin root "mater". That 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.
Written by Tanya, Ann, Olga.
