Why Russian Linen – made items so popular ?
Russia, together with Byelorussia and Ukraine are known worldwide for manufacturing fine, high quality and inexpensive linen, still produced according to the old traditions, with the use of hand embroidery and folk patterns. Linen, made with love to nature. • Lacquers questions The Russian Art of lacquer miniatures is rooted in remote ages. It is a part of the rich popular spiritual culture. Lacquer painting is an inimitable element of the artistic surrounding, in which the Russians live, and their sacrament to the beauty of the world. The lacquer miniature is notable for the elegance of its forms, fine brush mastery, wide colour ranges, and the poetry images. Among the most famous Russian lacquer trades are Fedoskino, Palekh and Kholui. • Fedoskino The oldest Russian trade that has conserved up to nowadays is Fedoskino having its genealogy in Lukutino and Vishnyakov lacquers. In the late 18th century a merchant P. Korobov founded a lacquer workshop in Moscow suburbs that passed to his
