These exciting Matryoshka Nesting Dolls certainly arent from the nineteenth century, although their ancestors first appeared back then! Originally inspired by souvenir dolls from Japan, the name Matryoshka comes from a popular Russian female name of the time, Matryona or Matriosha. The name Babushka, meaning Grandmother, is also often used for these dolls. Well these Macro-Matryoshkas certainly arent your Grandmothers Babushkas! But be careful, assembling & disassembling these Matryoshkas. Can become highly addictive. Nest all your matryoshkas inside one another or display all six!