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Valentin Serov, Girl with Peaches (1887)
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Matryoshka Dolls: The Surprisingly Recent Invention Behind Russia’s Icon of Craft

Matryoshka dolls weren’t ancient folk art. They were designed in the 1890s by painter Sergey Malyutin and turned by craftsman Vasily Zvyozdochkin at Abramtsevo.

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