Traditional Russian Dolls Seek Bailout

In Russia, the traditional nesting doll, known as the matryoshka, is getting a bailout. Like vodka, caviar and onion domes, the rosy-cheeked, often partly hand-painted dolls within dolls are a symbol of everything Russian. And they are broke. Matryoshka makers claim sales are down as much as 90 percent as Russia continues to be ravaged by the global economic crisis. Svetlana Pankova runs the Sergiyev Pozad toy factory, located in the scenic old monastery town of Sergiyev Pozad, the heart... Full Story