Back in the USSR

As I mentioned these 'guys' on my 2nd Blip, I thought I'd introduce them to you all.
In ascending order:
Tsar Nicolas II,
Vladimir Lenin,
Joseph Stalin,
Nikita Khrushchev,
Leonid Brezhnev,
Mikhail Gorbachev
and Boris Yeltsin.
There are one or two omissions, Yuri Andropov springs to mind but as I recall he wasn't in power for long.

Matryoshka or Nesting Dolls were first created in Russia, in 1890.
They come in many different designs and are usually decorated by highly skilled workers.

I've had these guys in my possession for 20yrs, I still enjoy their company.