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With Troika

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With Troika

Russian Santas with Troika (three horses pulling a sled) are traditionall and very popular.  In Russia, Unkraine and some other slavic cultures Russian Ded Moroz is traveling in a three-horse sled called "Troika". The name derives from three horses (in Russian). in Russia troika appeared in the middle of 17th century initially by order of Russian Tsar Alexei Romanov to improve the mail delivery across the country - roads were bad, distances were long and mail was delayed for months if not for years.

Since all three horses were pulling a sled (or a carriage) and  were harnessed abreast, one horse in the center was trotting and two on the sides cantor, it allowed to develop higher speed ( up to 40 miles an hour on the snow), and the situation with mail delivery considerably improved. Later troika became popular and became the most beloved means of transportation during festivities - weddings, celebrations, religious holidays. It became a warm and kind tradition to paint troika along with winter scenes on Russian Santas as a symbol of Russia and its rich history. 

"Pyotr Volkonskiy", 7"H, s16g, Russian Wooden Santa
$169.00
"Troika ", 7"H, s89a, Russian Wooden Santa
$229.00
"Adam Balla", 8.4"H, s83, Russian Genuine Wooden Santa
$249.00
Only 1 in Stock.
"Aksel", Russian Wooden Santa, s109, 7"
$189.00
Only 1 in Stock.
"Alexander Petelkin", 12"H, s3v, Russian Wooden Santa
$549.00
Only 1 in Stock.
"Alexander Petelkin", 12"H, s3w, Russian Wooden Santa
$549.00
Only 1 in Stock.
"Alexander Souvorov", 7.5"H, s16b, Russian Wooden Santa
$190.00
"Alexander Svetlov ", 12"H, s3t, Russian Wooden Santa
$549.00
Only 1 in Stock.
"Alexander Tvardovskiy", 12"H, s3u, Russian Wooden Santa
$549.00
Only 1 in Stock.
"Andrei Bogolyubski", 8"H, s96, Russian Santa
$229.00
"Count di Borgo", 9", s275, Russian Santa
$490.00
Only 1 in Stock.
"Deacon Voznitzin", 7"H, s50b, Russian Wooden Santa
$189.00
Only 1 in Stock.
"Dmitriy Pozharskiy", 7"H, s16b, Russian Wooden Santa
$209.00
"Dmitry Lyalin", 6"H, s45, Russian Genuine Santa,
$149.00
"Dobrinya Nikitich", 9.8"H, s4rr, Russian Santa
$349.00
Only 1 in Stock.
"Fyodor Apraksin", 10"H, s110, Russian Wooden Collectible Santa
$249.00
"General Menshikov", 8"H, s16n, Russian Wooden Santa
$219.00
Only 1 in Stock.
"General Sevostyanov", 10"H, s24ab, Russian Santa
$549.00
Only 1 in Stock.
"General Trepov", 8.5"H, s7s, Russian Santa
$269.00
Only 1 in Stock.
"General Yefremov", 10"H, s24aa, Russian Santa
$549.00
Only 1 in Stock.
"Gennadiy Mordvinov", 8.5"H, s43x, Russian Santa
$249.00
Only 1 in Stock.
"Glorious Troika", 8.5"H, s41b, Russian Santa
35%
$187.85$289.00
Only 1 in Stock.
"Ilya Murometz", 8"H, s4j, Russian Santa
$229.00
"Ilya Murometz", 8.5"H, s4t, Russian Santa
$269.00
Only 1 in Stock.
"Karl Gustav Von Staal", 12"H, s172, Russian Wooden Collectible Santa, Limited
$699.00
"Kropotkin", 6.5"H, s14b, Russian Santa
$229.00
Only 1 in Stock.
"Marshal Blucher", 8.5"H, s24, Russian Wooden Santa Carving
$229.00
"Maxim", 8.5"H, s239, Russian Santa with Troika
$269.00
"Mayakovskiy", 7"H, s354a, Russian Wooden Santa
$169.00
"Michael Vorontzov", 8"H, s16j, Russian Wooden Santa
$269.00
"Mstyslav the First", 9"H, s8v, Russian Santa
$269.00
Only 1 in Stock.
"Murometz", 8.5"H, s4u, Russian Santa
$269.00
"Nikitich", 10.5"H, s4s, Russian Santa
$469.00
Only 1 in Stock.
"Nikolai Bucharin", 10"H, s11c, Russian Santa
$550.00
Only 1 in Stock.
"Nikolai Dechterev", Russian Santa Carving, s13, 9.5"H
$369.00
"Nikolai Romanov", 7.5"H, s16s, Russian Wooden Santa
$229.00
Only 1 in Stock.
"Nikolay Pirogov", 12.5"H, s56d, Russian Wooden Santa
$749.00
Only 1 in Stock.
"Ogarkov", 7"H, s10d, Russian Wooden Santa
$109.00
"Pankrat", 8"H, s60d, Russian Santa
$329.00
Only 1 in Stock.
"Pavel Yaguzhinskiy", 7"H, s50c, Russian Wooden Santa
$189.00
Only 1 in Stock.
"Princce Michael Romanov", 8"H, s16p, Russian Wooden Santa
$169.00
"Pyotr Nabokov", 6.5"H, s585a, Russian Santa
$229.00
Only 1 in Stock.
"Saint Damian", 11"H, s70o, Russian Wooden Collectible Santa
$649.00
Only 1 in Stock.
"Saint Sebastian", 11"H, s89d, Wooden Collectible Santa
$649.00
Only 1 in Stock.
"Saint Veneamin", 11"H, s89c, Wooden Collectible Santa
$649.00
Only 1 in Stock.
"Saint Vitaly", Russian Santa, s235, 7.5"
$219.00
"Savva Morozov", 7"H, s50a, Russian Wooden Santa
$189.00
Only 1 in Stock.
"Sergei Dolgoplin", 13"H, s3k, Russian Santa
$690.00
Only 1 in Stock.

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