Russian handicrafts

thumb|180px|Gzhel samovar

thumb|Khokhloma setright|thumb|Khokhloma tableware on a Soviet postage stamp. Khokhloma (also Hohloma, Russian: хохлома; Russian pronunciation: [xəxɫɐˈma]) or Khokhloma painting (хохломская роспись, hohlomskaya rospis) is a style of Russian art traditionally painted on wooden household items. It is known for its curved linear features depicting vivid small flowers, berries, grasses, and leaf motifs. The Firebird, a common and popular figure from the Russian fairytales is often featured as the main subject matter.

Molded painted clay figures of people and animals

Russian folk handicraft

Ceramic Russian folk art toys

type of decorative art

traditional Russian shawl

Russian lacquer miniature painting on papier-mache

traditional handicraft

Folk style of decorative painting fro Mezen river valley, Russia

thumb|A Skan' A Skan' (Old Russian: съкань, skan', which is in turn from the verb съкати, skati, "twist", "twist into a single or a few strands") is the Russian counterpart of a filigree. It is a kind of jewelry art with a thin layer of gold, silver or copper wire wound in cords or soldered on a metal background. Skan's are often supplemented by tiny silver or gold beads and enamel.

Russian folk handicraft style of miniature painting