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FOUND ALL OVER THE
OLYMPIC HOST
COUNTRY.
SCOTT SWAN TOOK A
PLANE, A TRAIN, AND A
VAN TO FIND THE
BIRTHPLACE OF THE
"NESTING DOLLS,"
DURING HIS TRIP TO
RUSSIA.
THERE ARE PLACES.. IN
THE OLYMPIC HOST
COUNTRY.. THAT
GLITTER.
DAZZLE.
AND AMAZE.
IN RUSSIA.. THE MOST
FAMOUS THINGS.. ARE
BIG.
BOLD.
AND BEAUTIFUL.
BUT.. IN A COUNTRY..
SO HUGE.
NO TRANSLATOR NEEDED
SHE SPEAKS ENGLISH
ALEXANDRA/MATROYSHKA
CONSUMER: "IT'S SO
RUSSIAN."
IT'S SOMETHING QUITE
SMALL.. THAT
EVERYONE SEEMS TO
WANT.
TWO SHOT SWAN AND
ELENA: "LOTS OF
MATROYSHKAS. YES, LOTS
OF MATROYSHAS.
MATROYSHKAS
EVERYWHERE. THE
SYMBOL OF RUSSIA."
NO TRANSLATOR NEEDED
SHE SPEAKS ENGLISH
ALEXANDRA/MATROYSHKA
CONSUMER: "WHEN
PEOPLE ASK WHAT IS A
MATROYSHKA, YOU KNOW
THE NESTED RUSSIAN
DOLLS."
MATROYSHKAS.. ARE
THE NUMBER ONE
SOUVENIR.. IN RUSSIA.
YOU'LL FIND THEM
EVERYWHERE.
IN EVERY COLOR.
AND.. EVERY THING..
PAINTED ON THEM.
TWO SHOT SWAN AND
ELENA: "THERE ARE ALSO
SPORT HEROES. SPORTS
STARS. FOOTBALL TEAMS."
TWO SHOT SWAN AND
ELENA: "THERE ARE ALSO
SPORT HEROES. SPORTS
STARS. FOOTBALL TEAMS."
AND.. WHILE THEY'RE
FOR SALE.. IN THE BIG
CITIES.. THE FAMOUS
MATROYSHKAS.. HAVE
HUMBLE BEGINNINGS.
DRIVE 50 MILES FROM
MOSCOW.. TO THIS
VILLAGE.. AND LISTEN.
NATS OF LOG GETTING CUT
BY SAW: LOG IS IN THE
BACKYARD OF MIKHAIL'S
HOME.
CRAFTSMEN.. LIKE
MIKAEL.. ARE TURNING
LIME TREES.. INTO
TREASURE.
MIKAEL/MATROYSKKA
MAKER: "IT REQUIRES A
MIKAEL/MATROYSKKA
MAKER: "IT REQUIRES A
LOT OF PREPARATION TO
CUT THE TREES, TO DRY
THE LOGS. THEN, WE HAVE
TO CUT IT. IT'S ALOT OF
WORK."
MIKAEL USES A
LATHE.. TO CUT.. AND
CREATE.
MIKAEL/MATROYSKKA
MAKER: "EVERY WOOD HAS
HEART. AND, THE HEART
SHOULD BE IN THE MIDDLE.
IF IT'S ON THE SIDE, IT'S
NOT GOOD FOR
MATROYSHKAS."
AT THIS HOME..
MAKING
MATROYSHKAS.. IS A
FAMILY BUSINESS.
MOTHER: "I STARTED WHEN
I WAS 9 OR 10 YEARS OLD.
AND NOW, I AM 45."
MIKAEL'S WIFE.. AND
DAUGHTER.. USE
BRUSHES.. AND
PAINTS.. BRINGING
LIFE.. TO THE DOLLS.
DAUGHTER: "I START WITH
THE FACE. EYES, NOSE,
MOUTH. THEN, I PAINT THE
SKIRT. THEN, I PAINT A
FLOWER. A WILD ROSE.
THEN, I MAKE THE
KERCHIEF.
IT TAKES HER ONE
HOUR.. TO PAINT ONE
MATROYSHKA.
DAUGHTER: "I TRY TO
MAKE AN EXPRESSIVE
FACE. I LET HER SMILE. I
WANT HER TO HAVE
EXPRESSIVE EYES. I DON'T
DO IT FOR ME. I DO IT FOR
OTHERS."
DAUGHTER: "I TRY TO
MAKE AN EXPRESSIVE
FACE. I LET HER SMILE. I
WANT HER TO HAVE
EXPRESSIVE EYES. I DON'T
DO IT FOR ME. I DO IT FOR
OTHERS."
THE FAMILY.. CAN
MAKE.. 100
MATROYSKAS A WEEK.
AND IT TURNS OUT..
BUSINESS IS BEST.. IN
TIMES OF PEACE.
MIKAEL/MATROYSKKA
MAKER: "WHEN IT'S
PEACEFUL IN THE WORLD,
WE SELL A LOT OF
MATROYSHKAS. AND WHEN
THEIR IS WAR AND CRISIS
AND INSTABILITY, WE DON'T
SELL TOO MUCH."
WE SELL A LOT OF
MATROYSHKAS. AND WHEN
THEIR IS WAR AND CRISIS
AND INSTABILITY, WE DON'T
SELL TOO MUCH."
THIS REGION OF
RUSSIA.. IS SO PROUD
OF ITS PLACE IN
MATROYSKA HISTORY..
THERE'S A MUSEUM..
DEVOTED TO THE
DOLLS.
FEMALE MUSEUM
DIRECTOR: "THE FIRST
DOLL WAS MADE IN THE
19TH CENTURY."
IT'S HERE.. YOU'LL
FIND WARRIORS.. AND
SISTERS.
AND.. AN
EXPLANATION.. OF THE
NESTING DOLLS.
MUSEUM DIRECTOR:
"WHEN THE FIRST
MATROYSHKA IS BEING
BORN, IT'S A BABY. IT
WANTS TO BE WARMED UP.
THAT'S WHY THE NEXT ONE
IS A BIT BIGGER. AND THE
LARGEST MATROYSHKA IS
MOTHER. SHE KEEPS
THEM IN HER BODY."
WHILE THE
TRADITIONAL IMAGES
OF RUSSIA.. ARE BUILT
TO IMPRESS.. IT
SEEMS.. THE
=SMALLEST= SYMBOL..
HAS HAD THE
=BIGGEST= IMPACT.
TWO SHOT SWAN AND
ELENA: "I HAD
MATROYSHKA WHEN I WAS
A LITTLE GIRL AND I PLAYED
WITH IT."
BORN IN A VILLAGE.
CREATED BY HAND.
THE MATROYSHKA..
SEEMS TO FIT JUST
PERFECTLY.. INSIDE
THE OLYMPIC HOST
COUNTRY.
NO TRANSLATOR NEEDED
SHE SPEAKS ENGLISH
ALEXANDRA/MATROYSHKA
CONSUMER: "IT'S SO
RUSSIAN. THAT'S THE
SYMBOL. WHAT BETTER
WAY TO EXPERIENCE THAN
TO TAKE THE EXPERIENCE
HOME BY BUYING A
MATROYSHKA."
MUSIC ENDS WITH RHODES
SHOTS OF MATROYSHKAS
TELL US ABOUT THE
MEAL.. YOU HAD WITH
THE FAMILY IN THE
VILLAGE?
THE FAMILY MADE US A
HOMEMADE LUNCH.
WE HAD CHICKEN..
VEGETABLES.. AND
***.
YOU CAN SEE THE
SHOT OF *** IN MY
HAND.
NOTICE.. NO ONE ELSE
IS SMILING.
THEY REALLY DID
HAVE FUN.
I BOUGHT SEVERAL
MATROYSHKAS.. WHILE
I WAS IN RUSSIA.
HERE'S MY FAVORITE.
COLTS MATROYSHKAS..
FROM THE SUPER BOWL
VICTORY.
PEYTON MANNING..
MARVIN HARRISON..
REGGIE WAYNE..
DALLAS CLARK.. AND
JOSEPH ADDAI.
WHAT IS YOUR STORY
TOMORROW?
RUSSIANS ARE
KNOWN.. FOR HAVING