Who doesn’t like a little excitement in their life? If you’re familiar with the phrase, “but wait, there’s more,” then you know it certainly applies to kids’ nesting dolls. These delightful dolls, ...

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. Matryoshka dolls are a Russian folk art tradition dating back over a ...

CLINTON – About a thousand little eyes — some much smaller than others as they diminish in size — stare out of colorful wooden bodies at the latest exhibit at the Museum of Russian Icons. The display ...

The image that immediately springs to mind when thinking of souvenirs from Russia is that of the ‘Matryoshka’ doll. Visitors will always reach for the layered, lacquered Russian doll to take back with ...