What is it, Old Russia? The headdress and sundress embroidered with silver? Or in trousers and a beard? No ... 
Ancient Rus' - is the breadth of the soul, it is the endless green fields, this folk art, which still impresses with its intricate, and at the same time, the simplicity of form. I remember the first time I saw the Holy Virgin Protection Church by without a single nail. Perfect harmony dome towered above the forest. And maybe this is Russia, that Russia, which was written in the books, which is feared and respected. Maybe so. However, today I want to introduce you to the most interesting room of the Russian Museum - Hall of Decorative and Applied Art.

Collection of the hall - one of the largest in Russia. The main exhibition refers to the XVII - XIX centuries. A few rooms set aside for the exposure. Here you can see everyday objects of ancient Russia, folk costumes, art miniatures and striking beauty decorated huts.

Female folk costume of the time - it is inextinguishable source of ideas for artists and designers. Look how perfectly matched patterns is elegant and at the same time modest look shirt and sundress.

Separate delight made me hats purchased and noblewomen. Headdress embroidered with pearls, gold and silver threads, precious stones. Even under the glass swept up considerable weight of these products. A size - it is a different story altogether. In the movies and theater productions ladies hats Russia quite petite compared to their predecessors.

Women's suits are made of brocade, silk and damask. Somewhere they have preserved pagan motifs, and in some cases reflect the artistic handicraft tradition. Men's garments at the Museum is much smaller. And a man's suit consisted of a shirt, pants, belt and headpiece.

Household items, preserved to our days, are of great value. Not much is extant handicrafts in wood for kitchen, toys and funny miniatures.

Also in the Russian Museum is a collection of spinning wheels of 19-20 centuries. It was created by craftsmen from St. Petersburg, Novgorod, Olonets and Arkhangelsk provinces. Northern craftsmen produced distaff for their wives and daughters. So, the first spinning wheel daughter received from her father as a child. Second after spinning wheel matchmaking, and a third - from her husband.

In the folklore of Russia there is a special approach to the design of their homes. Masters tried to create works of art using a variety of artistic ornament.

Yesenin wrote. "... Music is epic and we were born together through the tree sign - makes us think of it not as a random fact a mythical statement, and as a simple representation vymerennom our ancestors Evidence of this is not our explanation and remained an enigma nobody home decoration. 
All our skates on the roofs, shutters on the roosters, pigeons on the porch prince, flowers on bed linen and enforcement together with towels are not simple character Uzoroche, a great epic valued end of the world and the purpose of man. "

Indeed, Russian log hut - is not just a home decoration patterns. This is a real storehouse of ancient knowledge, which is sometimes not easy to solve.