Doll-A-Day 2023 #166 Russian Girls

   Today's dolls are two little Russian girls.

They're only about 6 inches tall. Of course, that would be hard to tell if you actually expected them to stand up, because they are extremely floppy.

 

  They have very lightly stuffed cloth bodies, with plastic heads, hands. and partial legs

  They both have tags that say CCCP, which is the Soviet Union. I'm going to copy and paste this explanation from the internet, because I don't have the appropriate letters on my keyboard!

"СССР (Союз Советских Социалистических Республик, SSSR (Sojuz Sovetskih Socialisticheskih Respublik) in Latin script) is a Russian abbreviation for the Soviet Union or Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)."

'88' what? The equivalent of our cents?

  Russian dolls from this era are usually cheaply made, but very cute, with glowy complexions to their plastic faces. One of these girls has a faded hand and a normal one.

  And how do I know they are girls? They look pretty non-specific, don't they? Well, yes, except for their shoes. They have little slippers with ties that are molded and painted up their legs. I was surprised to find that the shoes actually come off.

The shoes even have a molded in pattern.

  Both girls have rosy noses. It's cold in Russia!

  They're such cute little girls, and they fit in the palm of my hand.

  They look a bit like clowns, with those rosy noses and polka dot shirts.

  I'm guessing these were made around the 1970's.

  They're so cute! How can you not love them?!

   Those are the dolls for today. Tomorrow come back for more.