Did Russia bring/"introduce" America to the nesting/Matryoshka/Babushka dolls?

[?fiONAAA?]

Was Russia the first inventors of these dolls? Were they the ones who brought them to America? Did RUSSIAN IMMIGRANTS bring the nesting dolls to America?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matryoshka_doll (even though it says "Russian nesting doll", I just need to be sure.
http://image.made-in-china.com/2f0j00aBSQZTGKHLcj/S-6-Russian-Nesting-Dolls-UC0944-.jpg
Oh and if you know anything about Russia bringing any part of their culture that we've adapted, please tell me, I've been searching for almost an hour and I can't find anything. Even some links would really helpp. Thanks

 

[Ivanchik]

yes, russians were the first to 'invent' these dolls. The concept was developed first in japan though and was influenced or inspired by modernism. heres a website for some research

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107909.html

 

[wschmerz]

Contrary to the popular belief that "Matryoshka" is the traditional Russian doll, it became known to Russians only in the 19th century, when it was developed after the Indian/Chineese toy Dahrooma, which was a figure of a moustached man, which contained some smaller token inside. Russians changed it so it appear like a girl and nest another toy of the same pattern inside.