We arrive in Manzhouli a day before Xi Jinping is to meet Vladimir Putin in Moscow. It’s a ghost town, where bored attendants ...

Russian nesting dolls are dolls, typically made out of wood and in decreasing size so they can nest inside one another. Explore a little more about Russian culture by making Matryoshka dolls or ...

They certainly don't have anything to do with Maori culture'CRAIG SIMCOX / The Dominion Post Chinese-made "Russian" nesting ... made to order in China, the wooden stacking dolls are selling ...

Representing motherhood and fertility, the nesting dolls were first produced as didactic toys to teach children how to count, as well as traditional Russian ... the group is made first and other ...

“In Russia, think about the cold white winter nights, minus 40 degrees outside. You’re somewhere in the middle of Siberia. It’s all covered with snow,” explains Marina Forbes. With the ...

But the dolls that tourists can buy in the markets or at souvenir stands are generally cheap imitations of the real matryoshka, which are made from ... see how a real Russian nesting doll is ...

The shopfronts are decked out in white, blue and red, with Chinese and Russian flags hanging side by side from the ceiling. Waist-high Russian dolls ... China, pop-up stores specializing in ...