Vasily Zvyozdochkin
Introduction Zvyozdochkin at work'''Vasily Petrovich Zvyozdochkin''' (; 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.The original matryoshka by Zvyozdochkin and Malyutin
References *  Василий Звездочкин - отец русской матрешки (Vasily Zvyozdochkin - the father of Russian Matryoshka) *  Подлинная история Матрешки. Часть третья: Василий Звёздочкин (The true story of the Matryoshka Doll. Part Three: Vasily Zvezdochkin)