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Pipe 38 Hand - carved wooden pipe imported from Moscow, Russia. 100% original. Wonderful luxurious gift from Russia. Fully usable. Ships within 5 - 7 business days. - Category: Gifts/Specialty - Collectibles - Folk Art Item: 453597751 - Pipe 38 Wood Carving Pipes Accessories

Traditional Nickel Plated Samovar Set Gorgeous nickel - plated electric samovar set (samovar, teapot and tray). Samovar volume 1. 5 liters. Voltage 220 volts, 1. 25 KVt (no voltage converter necessary; plug adapter will suffice). Ships within 10 business days. - Category: Gifts/Specialty - Collectibles - Drinking & Dining Item: 454897711 - Traditional Nickel Plated Samovar Set Samovars Electric Samovars

Space Glass Holder Authentic Russian silver podstakannik or tea glass holder. Literally, podstakannik means 'under the glass' or 'for the glass'. Less expensive ones were used on Soviet trains during the Soviet era, while more expensive and elaborate ones have been used from time immemorial by Russian aristocracy, then by Soviet leaders, now by the Russian capitalists. Your tea will taste Russian only when dru - Category: Gifts/Specialty - Collectibles - Drinking & Dining Item: 453520836 - Space Glass Holder Tea Glass Holders nk from an original Russian glass holder imported from Moscow. And this is what we sell. A glass insert w a gold ring on top included w any glass holder order for FREE. Podstakannik always makes a gift

Hand Carved Lion small Size 8 x 8 inches. Original Russian wooden animal figurine. Hand - carved by a Russian master. Imported from Moscow. 100% authentic. Great and gift idea. Ships within 7 - 10 business days. - Category: Gifts/Specialty - Collectibles - Folk Art Item: 453597702 - Hand Carved Lion small Wood Carving Wooden Animals

Hand Carved Goldfish Size 4 x 12. 4 inches. Original Russian wooden animal figurine. Hand - carved by a Russian master. Imported from Moscow. 100% authentic. Great and gift idea. Ships within 7 - 10 business days. - Category: Gifts/Specialty - Collectibles - Folk Art Item: 453597701 - Hand Carved Goldfish Wood Carving Wooden Animals

Russian Motifs Size approx. 8. 7' Metric 22 cm Consists of 30 pieces Finish matte Availability ships within 12 - 17 business days Origin Russian Federation Product Details As all of our nesting dolls, this 1 is handcrafted in the heart Russia. It is handturned from linden wood and then handpainted by a professional nesting doll artist. It is a typical nesting doll, and each smaller piece of the set - Category: Gifts/Specialty - Collectibles - Folk Art Item: 453493345 - Russian Motifs Nesting Dolls Matryoshka Traditional 30 doll sets fits into the next larger one. The whole set has a gentle matte finish. MORE INFO RELATED STORY RUSSIAN BEAUTY What is a typical old Russian conception of woman's beauty The ideal of a woman was considered to be a tall, strong and stately woman w red cheeks, blue eyes and blonde hair. Such women were well - represented by the renowned Russian painter, Boris Mikhailovich Kustodiev. Such woman's beauty was also taken as a starting point for original matryoshka making. In provincial Russia before the revolution the name Matryona or Matriyosha was a female name. It was derived from the Latin root 'mater' which means 'mother'. This name was associated w the image of a mother of a big family who was healthy and had a portly figure. Subsequently, it became a symbolic name and

Winter Scenes Size approx. 8. 7' Metric 22 cm Consists of 30 pieces Finish matte Availability ships within 12 - 17 business days Origin Russian Federation Product Details As all of our nesting dolls, this 1 is handcrafted in the heart Russia. It is handturned from linden wood and then handpainted by a professional nesting doll artist. It is a typical nesting doll, and each smaller piece of the set - Category: Gifts/Specialty - Collectibles - Folk Art Item: 453493346 - Winter Scenes Nesting Dolls Matryoshka Traditional 30 doll sets fits into the next larger one. The whole set has a gentle matte finish. MORE INFO RELATED STORY RUSSIAN CLIMATE & VISITING RUSSIA Most of Russia has a continental climate the winters are bone chilling and the summers can be boiling. The swings are most extreme in southern and central Siberia, but even in Moscow temperatures can range from - 30 to 30 Celsius ( - 20 to 100 Fahrenheit). The Black Sea coast and its resort communities tend to have the least swing. Late spring, early summer and the fall are good times to visit. During the hot summer months of July and August cities shut down as locals head to the countryside to live off the land at their dachas. In the beginning of September the ballets and the operas start back up and the cities come to life again. (The p

Pipe 27 Hand - carved wooden pipe imported from Moscow, Russia. 100% original. Wonderful luxurious gift from Russia. Fully usable. Ships within 5 - 7 business days. - Gifts/Specialty - Collectibles - Folk Art - 453597740 Pipe 27

Pipe 28 Hand - carved wooden pipe imported from Moscow, Russia. 100% original. Wonderful luxurious gift from Russia. Fully usable. Ships within 5 - 7 business days. - Gifts/Specialty - Collectibles - Folk Art - 453597741 Pipe 28