What is a Russian Matryoshka doll?

Matryoshka dolls are often used to celebrate games that people enjoy. Some of the most interesting feature nesting dolls as chess playing pieces. These sets are unique and may include the King, Queen, Rook, Bishop, Knight and Pawn as interesting conversation starters. Other games and game characters, such as Mario and company, are adorable as Matryoshka dolls.

A Matryoshka nesting doll is a set of typically seven wooden dolls of decreasing sizes that all fit inside of each other, one by one. Each stacking doll splits in half at the mid section and opens to reveal another smaller doll nested within. The traditional Matryoshka doll is usually round in shape and decoratively painted to resemble a pretty young faced peasant woman dressed or bundled up in an extravagant sarafan costume, a loose fitting traditional Russian garment. The head of the stacking doll is usually also covered, perhaps to protect her from the cold weather characteristic of Russia's notoriously harsh, long winters.What is the meaning of the Matryoshka stacking nesting doll from Russia? Typically painted to look like a traditional Russian woman or "babushka," these wooden stackable dolls are a very popular Russian souvenir and over time have even become a symbol of the Eastern European country itself. Learn facts about the Matryoshka stacking dolls' meaning and history.

Interesting facts about matryoshka dolls:
Matryoshka appeared at the end of the 19th century in Moscow at the “Child care” factory. The name "matryoshka" is a derivative from the Russian name of Matryon. In the largest matryoshka 100 figures. Now she is in the Historical Museum in Moscow. The smallest nested doll was made by master Anatoly Konenko. It consists of four figures, the smallest of which is 1 millimeter. Each billet for nesting dolls goes through more than ten stages of processing.