In Reply to: Dolls... posted by Kebo_Edan on Friday, 19. February 2010 at 20:54 Bali Time:
A matryoshka doll, also known as a Russian nested doll or a babushka doll, is a set of dolls of decreasing sizes placed one inside the other. The word "matryoshka" (матрёшка) is derived from the Russian female first name "Matryona" (Матрёна). The word "babushka" is the Russian word for grandmother.
Bozlady I hope someone helpful comes to your rescue re your dolls, whatever they may be called. My daughter has some indian style ones - she loves them, even if they are not true Russian dolls. :)