#183058   Czar Obama Russian Nesting Doll 5pc./5" Limited Edition

The Russian folk welcome Barack Obama to the international spotlight with this most unique creation: Obama on a Russian nesting doll, dressed in Russian folk costumes! Limited Edition of 5000 units; each individually numbered on the bottom of the largest doll, where it is also initialed and dated by the artist. Production Techniques: Hand Painting/ Decoupage. This doll was carved in the Upper Volga region, then delivered to the Golden Cockerel workshop in St. Petersburg , Russia . Our artists first hand paint the background, then apply various detailed elements, such as faces, which we print on a very thin vinyl adhesive. Such elements are reproduced original works of art we make specifically for nesting doll design. It is the artist’s magic brush that blends the two forms of artwork together into a unified piece. Finally we baptize each doll in multiple layers of non-toxic water-based lacquer to make a marvelous matryoshka that will delight children and collectors. The bottom of the largest doll gets stamped with Golden Cockerel’s “Made in Russia ” mark of quality, initialed by the artist, and dated like a true collectible. We can only hope you will give it a good home.

Watch the video of Barack Obama Russian Doll featuring quite rare song performed by Paul Robeson in Russian during his trip to Soviet Union in 1949. Interesing that the lyrics is different from the original well known Soviet song about Motherland written by Lebedev-Kumach and Dunayevskiy. It's hard to tell if Paul Robeson sings about Soviet Russia or America. Although the word "tovarisch" ("comrade") adds some red flavor to the song :) Enjoy!

Want more Obama? Check out our President Obama Nesting Doll.