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• Guide to Russian Lacquer Boxes
• by nushtaeva( 124)
• Russian lacquer boxes are among the most beautiful and distinctive of that country's art achievements in the 20th century. The boxes feature intricately hand-drawn miniature paintings based on a variety of... 

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  lacquer box | Palekh lacquer box

• 36 of 39 people found this guide helpful

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• Interesting Information on Jewelry and Gemstones
• by hairofmanycolors( 4292)
• Interesting Information on Jewelry and Gemstones Everyone loves beautiful gemstone jewelry. Hopefully this guide will give you some interesting and colorful information on whys and whens about jewelry. ... 

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  gemstone | cameo | Russian | Hand painted | jewelry

• 18 of 21 people found this guide helpful

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• Soviet Russian Military Ranks Shoulder Board Insignias
• by sovietarmystuff( 12203)
• Stripes are sergeant ranks. (junior / senior)Officer ranks:1 small star - junior lieutenant 2 small stars - lieutenant 3 small stars - senior lieutenant 4 small stars - captain 1 big star - major 2 big stars -... 

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  Russian | Military | Rank | Insignia | Soviet

• 11 of 15 people found this guide helpful

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• Collecting and Restoring Russian Nesting Dolls
• by punduk-1( 172)
• Today, there can be found as many as twenty dolls nested together on ebay. The name of this traditional type of doll, Matroyshka, comes from the Latin word for mother and is a popular feminine name in Russian... 

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  Collecting | Nesting Dolls | Restoring

• 2 of 2 people found this guide helpful

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• Russian Samovar - the Gift from Tibet
• by russell9( 11356)
• It is hard to imagine Russian tea drinking tradition without samovars used. So, how and when Samovars was designed? Historical predecessors of samovars are usual brass-made teapots. They was very... 

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  Russian | Samovar | Russian tea | Tea drinking | Tea pot

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