Vasily Zvyozdochkin
Zvyozdochkin at work
Vasily Petrovich Zvyozdochkin (Russian: Василий Петрович Звёздочкин) (1876–1956) was a Russian turning craftsman, wood carver and doll maker. He is credited with making the first Russian matryoshka doll (painted by Sergey Malyutin) in 1890.
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- Василий Звездочкин - отец русской матрешки (Vasily Zvyozdochkin - the father of Russian Matryoshka) (in Russian)
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