Photographer: Kat Tancock, Toronto, Canada.
Getting the Shot: I took the photo in mid-March at the Vernisazh market in eastern Moscow (also known as Izmailovo Park).
The Details: It was a bright day and I was taking advantage of the bright colours in the stalls with my Canon SD750 point-and-shoot camera. I loved the juxtaposition of the Putin doll with all of the standard matryoshki.
We love how this picture helps sum up how tradition and politics mingle in Moscow. No doubt there's a few riddles hidden inside the Putin doll.
great photo.
I bought one of those dolls. Inside there's Yeltsin, Gorbachev, Stalin, and wee tiny Lenin. It's one of my favourite souvenirs that I've picked up while travelling.
Posted by: liz | May 01, 2008 at 07:56 AM
Your photo really caught my eye as it almost looks like my mantel piece which includes the Putin doll and some smaller traditional nesting dolls that my son brought home on various trips to Russia.
Cheers from London (England),
Lois
Posted by: Lois | May 02, 2008 at 05:21 AM
I love the colors in this photo! Very nice!
Thanks,
RV
Posted by: RV | November 18, 2008 at 03:12 PM