RUSSIAN SOUVENIR in TV show, puppets, Nikolai Zykov , Moscow, Russia

Created, designed and built by Nikolai Zykov in 1993. Puppet form: short string marionettes. Height: 105 cm / 41 in. Materials: papier-mache, foam plastic, foam rubber, wood, metal wire, fabric, lace, plastic. First presentation - August 16, 1993, Theatre of World Expo-93, Taejon, South Korea. This five puppets in exotic costumes of different Russian regions appear one after another. All five puppets are operated by one puppeteer simultaneously. Nikolai Zykov - Russian actor, producer, artist, designer, master of puppetry, author of over 20 puppet performances. Nikolai Zykov has created and has made over 80 puppet vignettes with participation of marionettes, hand, rod, giant, glow, electric, radio-controlled and experimental puppets. Puppets of Nikolay Zykov took part in many popular TV shows in Russia and abroad. Culture TV Channel calls Nikolai Zykov “the most titled puppeteer of Russia“. Nikolai Zykov Theatre has performed in 35 countries around the wor