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This beautiful Matryoshka is hand painted with Famous Russian Fairy Tale 'Giant Turnip' by Russian Artist Galina SIdorova.

Height of the biggest doll is 15.3 cm ( 6 inches )

''Giant Turnip''

An old man planted a turnip. The turnip grew to be enormous. The old man started to pull the turnip out of the ground. He pulled and pulled, but couldn't pull it out. So he called the old woman over.

"All right – said the grandmother – I’m coming".
The old woman took hold of the old man, the old man took hold of the turnip, they pulled and pulled, but couldn't pull it out. So the old woman called the granddaughter over.

"All right – said the granddaughter – I’m coming".
The granddaughter took hold of the old woman, the old woman took hold of the old man, the old man took hold of the turnip, they pulled and pulled, but couldn't pull it out. So the granddaughter called the dog over.
"All right – said the dog – I’m coming".
The dog took hold of the granddaughter, the granddaughter took hold of the old woman, the old woman took hold of the old man, the old man took hold of the turnip, they pulled and pulled, but couldn't pull it out. So the dog called the cat over.

"All right – said the cat – I’m coming".
The cat took hold of the dog, the dog took hold of the granddaughter, the granddaughter took hold of the old woman, the old woman took hold of the old man, the old man took hold of the turnip, they pulled and pulled, but couldn't pull it out. So the cat called the mouse over.

"All right – said the mouse– I’m coming".

The mouse took hold of the cat, the cat took hold of the dog, the dog took hold of the granddaughter, the granddaughter took hold of the old woman, the old woman took hold of the old man, the old man took hold of the turnip, they pulled and pulled--and finally pulled out the turnip!
In Russian, the name "Zhuckha" is used in place of "dog." Also, the translation loses all the lyricism of this little tale. In Russian, the similar words repeated patterns combined to make a rhythm that is almost a tongue-twister! Transliterated, the last line of the tale sounds like this:

Myshka za koshku, koshka za Zhuchku, Zhuchka za vnuchku, vnuchka za babku, babka za dedku, dedka za repku, tyanut-potyanut--vytyanuli repku!

!!!All my dolls fit inside one another!!!

These items are creations of a very skilled and passionate artist who has developed his own style which is both unique and traditional.

I also have more Russian dolls from this artist, in my shop.These sets are truly beautiful works of art, finished all round to the highest standard by one of the very best artists in Russia.A must have for Russian lovers and it would make an amazing and unique gift for any Occasion !!! ... too good to miss!!!

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