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Privet! My name is Mary. I am an independent art historian and documentarian of matryoshka dolls. I have been collecting for over a decade, during which time I’ve amassed over 500 individual sets. My collection focuses on traditional and historical sets from artistic centers such as Sergiev Posad, Semenov, Polkhov-Maidan, Kirov, Tver, and Yoshkar-Ola. I have also acquired various sets from Turkey, Poland, Ukraine, etc. A distinguishing feature of my collection is its subset of matryoshka sets depicting KGB figures.After years of intentional curation and meticulous cataloging, I am excited to be working on my magnum opus: a publication about matryoshka dolls.Find me on Instagram: @maryvretasmatryoshka