| 'Polkhov Maidan' Russian Dolls - Maidan, as the locals themselves call it, is a Russian village
well known for its colourful and brightly painted wooden toys. In
small studios men turn the wooden molds, while women paint and decorate
them. Almost every household of Polkhov Maidan (and even some neighbouring
villages) makes Russian dolls or other similar wooden items. The compulsory element of Maidanov
style is "inking" – painting the edges of pictures in black colour.
They use bright aniline paints and then varnish by hand using an
old "grandpa" technique.
As all our Russian dolls are hand painted by artists there may be variations
and differences between those pictured on our website and the ones
you will receive. Every doll is unique as artists tend to add something
different to each and every doll set they paint. That’s why Russian
dolls are somehow a reflection of a mood of the artist painting
it in that particular moment. Russian dolls, as in life itself, may
have their own features, characters, colours and moods and can be
truly unique to you.
All our Russian dolls are hollow inside (apart from the last,
smallest doll of each set), they all open in half and fit inside
each other.
Please note that there may be some bright spots on the pictures of some Russian dolls on our website, resulting from photo camera flash and
lights. The actual Russian dolls that you will receive will not
have any of those spots. |
