Matryoshka

Familiar to each child and adult matryoshka wooden first appeared in the Russian Empire in the late nineteenth century. Since then, this mysterious toy has become a symbol of the Slavs, the image of the family and motherhood. After all, even the name of the matryoshka went from the popular name in Matryona, which radically meant the mother, the mistress of the house with lush forms and health-prone cheeks. This was chosen and the shape of the toy - ovoid, rounded, with a firm flat bottom. And the image of a woman painted on a wooden form accurately conveyed the idea of ​​a true Slavic keeper of the hearth.