crafts

Orenburg goats & shawls: 5 facts about this UNIQUE downy goat breed

Orenburg goats & shawls: 5 facts about this UNIQUE downy goat breed

Rooftop snow sculptures created by a savvy resident of the Urals (PHOTOS)

Rooftop snow sculptures created by a savvy resident of the Urals (PHOTOS)

10 unique crafts of the Russian North

10 unique crafts of the Russian North

Why were Chuvash women recognized by SOUND (PHOTOS)?

Why were Chuvash women recognized by SOUND (PHOTOS)?

What’s encoded in Chuvash embroidery? (PHOTOS)

What’s encoded in Chuvash embroidery? (PHOTOS)

Palekh: Everything you need to know about this lacquer miniature (PICS)

Palekh: Everything you need to know about this lacquer miniature (PICS)

This EMBROIDERED ethnographic map of Russia is out of this world! (PHOTOS)

This EMBROIDERED ethnographic map of Russia is out of this world! (PHOTOS)

Zhostovo: All you need to know about painted lacquer trays

Zhostovo: All you need to know about painted lacquer trays

Gzhel: Everything you need to know about Russia’s famous blue-and-white tableware

Gzhel: Everything you need to know about Russia’s famous blue-and-white tableware

What the homeland of Russian crystal looks like (PHOTOS)

What the homeland of Russian crystal looks like (PHOTOS)

These quintessential Russian things are actually NOT Russian (PHOTOS)

These quintessential Russian things are actually NOT Russian (PHOTOS)