Vasily Petrovich Zvyozdochkin | |
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Василий Петрович Звёздочкин | |
 Vasily Zvyozdochkin at work | |
| Born | 1876 |
| Died | 1956 |
| Occupation(s) | Woodturner, wood carver, doll maker, creator of Russian matryoshka doll |
Vasily Petrovich Zvyozdochkin (Russian: Василий Петрович Звёздочкин; 1876–1956) was a Russian woodturner, wood carver and doll maker. He is credited with making the first Russian matryoshka doll (painted by Sergey Malyutin) in 1890.
Vasily Zvyozdochkin was born the eldest son in a peasant family in the village of Shubino, Voronovskaya volost.[1]
- ^ "Василий Звёздочкин. Подлинная история Матрешки: часть третья | История матрёшки". matreshka.site (in Russian). 2023-01-28. Retrieved 2024-10-18.