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<p>[QUOTE="IvaPan, post: 8598115, member: 78949"]It is indeed the Russian Santa, Ded Moroz, we used to celebrate him for 45 years, when Santa was banned as associated with capitalism and the church <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie75" alt=":playful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>There are Russian folk motives and scenes painted on it. Ded Moroz was always accompanied by Snegurochka - Snow white</p><p><img src="https://elkavdom.ru/wa-data/public/shop/products/50/17/1750/images/262/262.970.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>How high is it? Does it have a hole or a loop on the top of the head? It looks to me like Christmas tree hanging decoration - елочная игрушка Дед Мороз. Made of pressed and glued wood sawdust. It used to be a popular technique in USSR apart from glass. There were also figures of Dad Moroz not for hanging but for putting at the foot of the Christmas tree, i.e. without a loop for hanging.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.morozko-shop.ru/dir_elochnye-snegoviki-ded-moroz.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.morozko-shop.ru/dir_elochnye-snegoviki-ded-moroz.htm" rel="nofollow">https://www.morozko-shop.ru/dir_elochnye-snegoviki-ded-moroz.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://market.yandex.ru/product--elochnaia-igrushka-ded-moroz-s-barabanom-i-igrushkami-europa/1752708831?cpa=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://market.yandex.ru/product--elochnaia-igrushka-ded-moroz-s-barabanom-i-igrushkami-europa/1752708831?cpa=1" rel="nofollow">https://market.yandex.ru/product--elochnaia-igrushka-ded-moroz-s-barabanom-i-igrushkami-europa/1752708831?cpa=1</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The inscription says:</p><p>G. Sergiev</p><p>likely Moskva (Moscow)- not sure</p><p>avt. (author) Nikitina (exactly as Figtree3 said)</p><p><br /></p><p>It is a recent item, IMO, in the style of the old USSR decorations. The vintage ones are less colourful and less sophisticated.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="IvaPan, post: 8598115, member: 78949"]It is indeed the Russian Santa, Ded Moroz, we used to celebrate him for 45 years, when Santa was banned as associated with capitalism and the church :playful: There are Russian folk motives and scenes painted on it. Ded Moroz was always accompanied by Snegurochka - Snow white [IMG]https://elkavdom.ru/wa-data/public/shop/products/50/17/1750/images/262/262.970.jpg[/IMG] How high is it? Does it have a hole or a loop on the top of the head? It looks to me like Christmas tree hanging decoration - елочная игрушка Дед Мороз. Made of pressed and glued wood sawdust. It used to be a popular technique in USSR apart from glass. There were also figures of Dad Moroz not for hanging but for putting at the foot of the Christmas tree, i.e. without a loop for hanging. [URL]https://www.morozko-shop.ru/dir_elochnye-snegoviki-ded-moroz.htm[/URL] [URL]https://market.yandex.ru/product--elochnaia-igrushka-ded-moroz-s-barabanom-i-igrushkami-europa/1752708831?cpa=1[/URL] The inscription says: G. Sergiev likely Moskva (Moscow)- not sure avt. (author) Nikitina (exactly as Figtree3 said) It is a recent item, IMO, in the style of the old USSR decorations. The vintage ones are less colourful and less sophisticated.[/QUOTE]
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