Vasily Petrovich Zvyozdochkin (Russian: Василий Петрович Звёздочкин; 1876–1956) was a Russian woodturner, wood carver and doll maker. He is credited with making the first Russian matryoshka doll (painted by Sergey Malyutin) in 1890.

Zvyozdochkin at work
The original matryoshka by Zvyozdochkin and Malyutin

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