Слайд 2 Do You know anybody who is about 100 years old?
Nice
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to meet you! I`m a Russian staking doll. And I`m about 100 years old.
Слайд 3What Is a Staking Doll?
Russian staking doll, or matryoshka, as it
![What Is a Staking Doll? Russian staking doll, or matryoshka, as it](/_ipx/f_webp&q_80&fit_contain&s_1440x1080/imagesDir/jpg/305724/slide-2.jpg)
is called in Russian, is probably the most popular Russian national souvenir.
Слайд 4 Also, it seems that
matryoshka has come
to us from
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ancient times,
from
the world of legends
and
fairy tales.
Слайд 5The Very Beginning of the Russian Matryoshka.
The first Russian matryoshka was made
![The Very Beginning of the Russian Matryoshka. The first Russian matryoshka was](/_ipx/f_webp&q_80&fit_contain&s_1440x1080/imagesDir/jpg/305724/slide-4.jpg)
in 1809 in the Children's Education work-shop, situated inside the Abramtsevo estate.
Слайд 6
Once, at traditional Saturday meeting, somebody brought a funny Japanese figurine of
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a good-natured bald-headed old man called Fukuruma.
The doll consisted of several figurines nestled within one another. It had 7 figurines.
Слайд 7 Japanese Matryoshka
Fukuruma
![Japanese Matryoshka Fukuruma](/_ipx/f_webp&q_80&fit_contain&s_1440x1080/imagesDir/jpg/305724/slide-6.jpg)
Слайд 8
There is a legend that the first doll of this type was
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made by unknown Russian monk on the Island of Honshu . Actually, this type of nesting toy was well known before − Russian craftsmen carved wooden Easter eggs.
Слайд 9Why it is called “Matryoshka”?
Russian wooden dolls with smaller dolls inside are
![Why it is called “Matryoshka”? Russian wooden dolls with smaller dolls inside](/_ipx/f_webp&q_80&fit_contain&s_1440x1080/imagesDir/jpg/305724/slide-8.jpg)
called matryoskas. In old Russian, the name Matryona or Matriosha was a very popular female name among peasants.
This name is associated with the image of a mother of a big peasant family.