This beautiful and very unique Russian Matryoshka Nesting Doll is titled "A Russian Winter" and features various winter scenery. This nesting doll is hand painted and hand made in Fedoskino, Russia. This is very unusual because Fedoskino is known for it's lacquered boxes. The artist mainly paints lacquered boxes but in this case painted a Matryoshka doll. The Matryoshka is signed by the artist on the bottom of the first nesting doll. The Matryoshka is 9.5 inches tall and 4.7" in diameter (the largest doll). This nesting doll has a total of ten nests. The nesting doll is a symbol of Russian art and culture and is collectible. Each nesting doll is different and is painted with lots of detail. This Matryoshka doll was painted by a Russian artist, Samsonov in 2001.