Babuschkas

mrswoolybill (Critique Team)

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7 Dec 2011 - 2:41 PM

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Good memories. Traditionally the matrioshka was symbolic of the continuation of the female line, every woman has a bit of her mother, a bit of her grandmother etc inside her. The old rose design that you can still see top left here is a fertility symbol. Makes the political matrioshki that bit more significant.
I bought a political matrioshka in Moscow, on the Sparrow Hills, in May 1991. It had Yeltsin on the outside. The matrioshka-makers are always the first to sense the smoke signals. That was three months before he came to power... My Russian friends were scared when they saw it and made me hide it.
I see they still have Putin dolls, I wonder how long they will last.
Now it's tourist tat, there's even one with the Queen Mum, heaven help Mother Russia!
A lot of social history, and food for thought here.
Moira

cats_123 (e2 Member)

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7 Dec 2011 - 6:06 PM

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At least Frank Lampard has fans in Russia

TONKSPHOTO (e2 Member)

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7 Dec 2011 - 10:09 PM

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Had to be sharp great shot.......John