Russian Souvenirs
Russian handmade baskets at the craft market "Vernisazh". Basketry is widely accepted as the oldest known form of handcraft of mankind. Since ancient times, people have constructed baskets to fill specific needs: to carry, store collect and displ...
There are a lot of interesting hand-made gifts you can find in Russia. Here is the photo of small colorful churches - Christmas-tree decorations, which you can find in our flea (craft) markets and souvenir shops. Vernisazh market is the best place to...
Russian style porcelain "Gzhel" at the craft market Vernisazh. Gzhel is the name of the oldest and most famous Russian ceramic centre which is situated at the distance of some 50 km south-east of Moscow and known since XIV-th century as a home of p...
Handmade Russian Dolls in Izmailovo Crafts Market "Vernisazh"....
The traditional symbol of russian culture is Matreshka (also spelled Matryoshka), which is a set of nesting dolls. Most of them are exclusive author's works made by famous russian artists. Every doll (except the last one, the smallest) consists of tw...
Russian souvenirs at the craft market "Vernisazh"...
Obama will visit Moscow on July 6-8 to meet with President Medvedev and Prime Minister Putin. So now if you walk through the Red Square and Kremlin areas or any tourist attractions or crafts markets Vernisazh in Izmailovo you can see the ubiquitous n...
Here is the picture of Russian jewelry boxes with lacquer miniature painting which I made at Vernisazh craft market (Art City). The sizes, shapes and quality of these boxes could be different. These masterpices were hand made by proffesional arti...
I was quite excited with my current client from New York (USA) when today, during a shopping in Izmailovo craft market, we saw a booth where they sold computer mice painted according traditional art schools with pictures of personages from Russian fa...
This picture of the Russian Samovars, standing on the upper shelfes near ceiling, I took inside the souvenirs shop on the Old Arbat street. Samovar (Tea-urn) is a purely Russian invention. Its origin is connected with tea. Tea was delivered to Russi...
The Russian wooden hand made chess at the craft market "Vernisazh" Russia is famous all over the world for its arts and souvenir crafts but especially for Russian crafts people. As to chess in tsarist (imperial) Russia playing chess was quite popula...
1. Legends & History: From Slav legends and tales we know that he freezes the water in rivers and lakes, sends winter snowstorms and wraps tree-branches in hoarfrost. Gradually the severe giant who used to freeze lonely travelers to death transform...
1. Legends & History: See the note to Wood Carved Ded Moroz #1 2. Traditions & Customs In Russia New Year's Day and Christmas are celebrated on a grand scale with fancy-dress balls, public merrymaking, and traditional New Year Tree parties host...
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