Posted 11 years ago
mommabear
(14 items)
stand 8 inches tall and I know she is a nesting doll but what I don't know is if she is a Russian nesting or when she was made, is she rare??? the word on the front of her and the words at the bottom I can not understand. Please help I have 5 sets of these and know nothing about them! Thanks.
I believe these are authentic Russian Matryoshka Dolls ( nesting )
A matryoshka doll (Russian: ????????, ) The word "matryoshka" (????????), literally "little matron" Hard to know date made or character Matryoshka dolls are often designed to follow a particular theme, for instance peasant girls in traditional dress, but the theme can be anything, from fairy tale characters to Soviet leaders.
The ?? marks were replaced when I put in name in Russian that is on your label . The site would not accept the russian name but it is first word on your label .
hi. yes, these are russian nesting dolls. looks like yours are a hospitality theme: 1st doll holding bread, 2nd jug, 3rd samovar..etc. the label reads 1999... so that could be a good guess for age. also, the word at bottom is ukrainian: ???????. geesh! i tried so many ways thru google to translate and finally found it! final guess on your sets: nesting dolls; made in russia in 90s; represent ukrainian people; and, with hospitality theme! BOOM! good luck on selling your 5 sets :)
the word ykpaiha=ukraine