Wood nesting dolls get Russian bailoutSERGIYEV POSAD, Russia — Inna Kashnikova found her calling during a fourth-grade trip to a factory in this picturesque town that produces matryoshki, the ...

Choice 3: Starxing’s Russian Nesting Dolls Our take: Classic wooden dolls with traditional matryoshka detail. What we like: Vibrant, hand-painted designs. Top-quality linden wood.

Choice 3: Starxing’s Russian Nesting Dolls Our take: Classic wooden dolls with traditional matryoshka detail. What we like: Vibrant, hand-painted designs. Top-quality linden wood.

What is a stackable wooden doll that originated in Russia called? If you guessed a nesting doll, or in Russian, a matryoshka, you are correct. Nesting dolls are interesting things to collect ...

Limited sets of kids’ nesting dolls cost $10 and under. Those consisting of larger numbers of dolls and made from better-quality plastic or wood cost closer to $30.

Sitting on her living room floor with a color-coded spreadsheet, Kruskal, 52, recounted an emotional journey collecting matryoshka, wooden nesting dolls that for her became a source of hope and ...

One thing all nesting dolls have in common-no matter what their age or origin-is their charm. Most are made of wood, but some modern samples are made of plastic.

Just feet from I-35W in south Minneapolis, the Museum of Russian Art hosts the nation's largest collection of nesting dolls, also known as Matryoshka.

A set of 18 nesting dolls on view at the Museum of Russian Icons depicts the complete Russian Romanov dynasty of Czars. Another group, at left, depicts Soviet leaders.

Thursday’s phone call between the two didn’t go well. It's time for more arms for Ukraine and sanctions on Russia. President ...