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Matryoshka or 'Matrioshka' Russian dolls

When talking about Russian dolls, the western versions of the name Matryoshka can vary depending on who you talk to. However, the accepted way to transliterate the name of the famous doll is with a 'Y' Matryoshka and not an 'I' Matrioshka.

There are also Matryoshka caskets with artistic paintings predominantly acquired for women. It is a very beautiful, pleasant and functional gift. It is not possible to describe in a few words the whole variety of their forms, sizes and artistic painting. Their price range can be anything between 5 to 4000 pounds. There are caskets, the surface of which may contain inserts from the mother-of-pearl, which composes the component of the artistic painting, for example, in the form of the section of sky, water, cloud etc. Out of all items from this section the caskets the most elegant gift for women with the hint to be kept in their memory.

Bottle Cases (Shtofs)

There are many varieties of bottle cases. They can be hollow inside and have a shape of Matryoshka, a cylinder, an egg even a shape of architectural buildings. The type of painting can also vary. The bottle cases are used for putting wine, champagne or other alcohol bottles inside which then are intended to be presented to somebody. A bottle of spirit, even if it is not very expensive one, inside of a beautiful bottle case can be a very interesting and worthy gift.

Bottle cases are usually great presents for men.