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Polonne and Kiev: Ceramics Factories in Ukraine

Posted by The Russian Shop on Jun 8th 2020

Polonne is a city on the Khomora River in the Khmelnitsky region in western Ukraine. Originally built as a castle fortress on

Posted by Students at College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, Illinois on May 23rd 2020

In late February of this year, students of photography from the nearby College of DuPage, in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, took some

Posted by The Russian Gift Shop on Jul 12th 2018

Traditional Khokhloma(Хохлома) Khokhloma ware is also known as "treen", a generic name for small and hand-made functional

Posted by The Russian Gift Shop on Jul 5th 2018

Матрешки из СеменоваCollectible Russian Matryoshka DollsAuthentic Russian nesting dolls are created in a workshop/factory in

Posted by The Russian Gift Shop on Jul 5th 2018

Collectible Nesting Dolls from Polkhovsky MaidanMatryoshka dolls from Polkhovsky Maidan (Полховский Майдан) and the neighbori

Posted by The Russian Gift Shop on Jul 5th 2018

Matryoshka Dolls from Kirov, Vyatka, and NolinskIn 1780, Catherine the Great renamed the ancient town of Khlynov, in existenc