A matryoshka doll, a Babushka doll or a Russian nested doll, is a set of dolls of decreasing sizes placed one inside the other. "Matryoshka" is a derivative of the Russian female first name "Matryona", which is traditionally associated with a fat, robust Russian woman.
Matryoshkas date from 1890, and are said to have been inspired by souvenir dolls from Japan.
Modern artists create many new styles of nesting dolls. Common themes include animal collections, portraits and caricatures of famous politicians, musicians and popular movie stars. Matryoshka dolls that feature communist leaders of Russia became very popular among Russian people in the early 1990s, after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Today, some Russian artists specialize in painting themed matryoshka dolls that feature specific categories of subjects, people or nature.
Tourists who comes to RUSSIA love these dolls as "pasalubong".
But as to how many RUSSIAN DOLLS can you buy with 6.9 Million Pesos, just ask PNP Comptroller Eliseo Dela Paz. He surely can tell you the answer.
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