White Nights Russian Nesting Doll 5pc./6"

by Golden Cockerel

Product Features

• Depicts Landmarks of St. Petersburg, Russia
• All Pieces Nest Together
• Hand painted in Russia
• Authentic Golden Cockerel brand nesting doll
• 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed

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• ASIN: B000CPAOXG
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #294,075 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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St. Petersburg's transformation from barren marshland into a center of Russian political, academic and cultural life began on May 27, 1703, when Czar Peter I founded the city as a grand capital for his expanding empire. Landmarks of this "Venice of the North" -- The Church of Our Saviour on the Spilled Blood, St. Isaac's Cathedral, The Stock Exchange and Rostral Columns, The Admiralty, and The Peter and Paul Cathedral/Fortress - decorate this matryoshka created as a celebration of the city. But you don't have to travel to Pitr for a souvenir of this famed city -- Order your very own "White Nights" matryoshka now!

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars *THE ESCALATION OF DESIRE*, April 9, 2006

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mcHaiku "nmi" (Brown County INDIANA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: White Nights Russian Nesting Doll 5pc./6" (Toy)

A fondness for nested dolls can escalate to a craving. It becomes too easy to choose, purchase and even gift-wrap a matryoshka such as "White Nights" - - and then - - realize you cannot give it away, even to the most favorite of friends. Be grateful if this has not happened to you!

You might start saving money and vow to share generously with someone a nesting doll just as precious. "White Nights" is a visual delight and is educational about a subject you may have thought would never interest you. Since the early 1700's when St. Petersburg was founded by Czar Peter I, the city has been an impressive cultural center.

The five nested dolls, each 'scarved' in white, display hand-painted scenes of city landmarks including "The Church of Our Saviour on the Spilled Blood." The author HENRI NOUWEN first encountered Rembrandt's oil painting of "The Prodigal" in the St. Petersburg gallery "The Hermitage". To learn more about this link to the historic city, look up Nouwen's book: isbn #0385473079 (paper).

Reviewer mcHAIKU reports that "Satisfaction is 100% guaranteed" -for the nesting dolls (matryoshka), meaning that all of your questions about Leningrad and other landmarks will doubtless be answered while your pride of possession grows.

5.0 out of 5 stars A nice gift, February 10, 2007

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Leo - See all my reviews

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This review is from: White Nights Russian Nesting Doll 5pc./6" (Toy)

This was for a present in the epiphany day. I gave it to my mother and she liked too mucho.