The Asian Origins of Russian DollsThe Asian Origins of Russian DollsSectionThe Whistling LobsterTextLanguage SherpaShare this PostThere are few steadfast facts in the world of folk culture: by looking a little beneath the surface, we find that many of our commonly held assumptions turn out to be completely false. Nothing illustrates this better than the case of the matryoshka, the Russian … Continue reading The Asian Origins of Russian Dolls