Ethnic minorities and folk craft

With its large territory, Russia is also home to various different ethnicities. The Russian population of 140 million people consists of slavic Russians and Ukrainians as well as non-slavic ethnicities such as Tatars. Russia can therefore be called a multiethnic country. Matryoshkas such as depicted at the front of this sculpture became widely known as a result of the Paris World's Fair of 1900. They beautifully represent the rich variety of ethnicities in Russia.