1. Russian Folk Art

2. Gzhel is handmade pottery made in Russia about 50 kilometers Southeast of Moscow. It is the most famous ceramic in Russia. Gzhel is produced in beautiful white and cobalt blue colors and follows the old traditions of fine Russian folk art. Each piece is painted entirely by hand and signed by the artist. Many hours are required to mold, finish, glaze and fire each individual piece.

6. Khokhloma
Art form or technique that is applied to wood carving of various types. It began in the Trans-Volga area of Russia in the late 18th century. The Khokhloma style generally exhibits a combination of red, gold, and black colors applied to the various carvings of dishes, cups, plates, and other similar items.

11. Hand-drown flowers from the Moscow suburb of Zhostovo are unique and famous throughout the world for their color and beauty. Using a special double brush technique, the artists in Zhostovo paint on a variety of objects, but the large Zhostovo metal trays make for some of the most spectacular art pieces.

14. Dymkovo clay dolls take their name from the village of Dymkovo near Viatka. The hand-made figurines are dried for a few days in the open air, fired in an oven or kiln, whitewashed with a solution of chalk and skimmed milk and painted with distemper egg yolk paints. The techniques are simple but the effect is pure folk craftsmanship. These toys depict the merchant and upper class from 19th century Russian villages and towns.

18. Nested Dolls
The traditional symbol of Russian culture is Matreshka which is a set of nesting dolls. Every doll (except the last one, the smallest) consists of two parts. The smaller doll inserts into the bigger one. Thus dolls (sometimes up to 30) can be combines inside the biggest doll-Matreshka.

19. Matreshka
Matreshka is a wooden doll, usually in a colorful dress with smaller ones fitted into it. The doll is generally recognized as a symbol of Russian national art. The predecessor of this Russian doll was brought to Russia from the island Honshu. The Japanese affirm that it was an unknown Russian monk who carved the first doll of this kind on island. The first Russian matreshka appeared in the late XIX century.

21. Russian Lacquer Boxes
Lacquer miniature paintings and boxes from Russian Palekh, Mstera, Kholui, and Fedoskino are known all over the world. Traditions of lacquer painting came to Russia from the Western countries – German, England, France, and Holland – in 17 century. Since the beginning of 19 century there were many Russian native factories that produced lacquered articles and painted in own style. Old traditions still exist; they were much developed by artists of all times and now can be seen on present time goods.