About us
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After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the factory experienced hard times, and in 2020 the Brest Souvenir Factory "Slavyanka" closed. LLC "ViViTrek" took up the "baton" to ensure this legacy was not lost. The company's founder, Vladimir Vostrikov, has been familiar with matryoshkas since childhood. His mother, Alla Vostrikova, has been painting matryoshkas at the Brest factory for over 20 years.
Today, ViViTrek sells matryoshkas directly to customers around the world, and there are hardly any countries left where Brest matryoshkas can't be found.
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The depicted scenes and painting techniques can be very diverse. Currently, more than 200 different models of matryoshkas are produced on various themes: National Traditions, Animals, Fairy Tales, Cartoons, Professions. Custom orders are also available. In addition to traditional and author's matryoshkas, you can order personalized matryoshkas for individual orders, such as a corporate souvenir or a wedding gift. There are even matryoshkas with Brest landmarks!
The only place for the production of Brest matryoshkas is located at Lieutenant Ryabtsev 44g. Here, matryoshkas undergo all stages of creation, starting from wooden boards and ending with the finished painted doll. Matryoshkas from the first to the sixth tier are manufactured using mechanisms at the main production. The seventh and eighth layers are handmade. Currently, 49 people work at the Brest matryoshka factory. All production processes are located in one building: woodworking, grinding, painting, packaging, and office areas.
Each matryoshka undergoes special stages of production, which include:
- - sourcing high-quality wood, at this stage alder, birch, and aspen are best suited;
- - Cutting the wood into beams from the solid wood;
- - Drying the wood to the necessary moisture level;
- - Machining - more than 15 operations;
- - Painting, at this stage water-emulsion paints are used;
- - Varnishing.