Tver (Kalinin) Matryoshka Dolls

Grandfather Frost Family [Vintage]

Grandfather Frost Family. A mid-1990s set that, at the time, was marketed as Kalinin's "author's matryoshka" (author's dolls were those that deviated from the standard, so-called "village dolls".  "Artist", or "author"s", nesting dolls were in the...

Volzhanka from Tver, Pink [Vintage]

Volzhanka (Волжанка). This all-too cute matryoshka from Kalinin was named after Russia's most famous river: The Volga. Her style is different from other nesting doll centers, such as Viatka (aka Kirov or Nolinsk), Semenov or Polkh-Maidan. The wood...

Tver Sweetheart [Enhanced]

Milashechka from Tver (Милашечка из Твери). This cute Kalinin (see below) matryoshka's name means "sweetheart". She is made from thicker wood with many decorative elements which are both painted and burnt in with a poker. What's unusual about her is that...

Sweetheart from Tver [Vintage, Enhanced]

Milashechka from Tver (Милашечка из Твери). This cute Kalinin (see below) matryoshka's name means "sweetheart". She is made from thicker wood with many decorative elements which are both painted and burnt in with a poker. What's unusual about her is that...

Volzhanka from Tver, Red [Vintage]

Volzhanka (Волжанка). This all-too cute nesting doll from Kalinin is named after Russia's most famous river: The Volga. She is different in style from Viatka (aka Kirov or Nolinsk), Semenov or Polkh-Maidan dolls. The wood is linden and many of the...

Tver Chime Doll

Tver Maiden (Тверская Дева) Chime Doll. A mellifluous chime sound is emitted from this unusual Tver doll. This cute doll from Kalinin (today Tver) which was stylistically different from the other doll production centers such as Semenov, Viatka (Nolinsk),...