What kind of souvenirs do you usually please your foreign friends? Sweets, vodka and red caviar? Gzhel painting or Orenburg shawl? And also nesting dolls, Olympic bears, hats with earflaps and other ideas that have long been hackneyed.
I offer you my selection of not the most banal ideas for a Russian souvenir.
# Domestic home textile
Beautiful bed linen, bath and kitchen sets, linen tablecloths and aprons. I recommend to look at the site http://rash.su/ , great choice and good prices!
# Dishes of the Imperial Porcelain Factory
High-quality and incredibly beautiful sets, plates, teapots. True, there may be problems with transportation 🙁
# Radical Chic Silk Scarves & Shawls
Despite the fact that the production facilities are located outside of Russia, the Radical Chic brand is produced by the Russian textile design studio SOLSTUDIO TEXTILE DESIGN. There is a collection series and a series dedicated to Russia: the Ural Plant, the Kremlin, and Red Square. A great gift that will fit into a modern wardrobe!
# Products from amber
Will be appreciated!
# Enamel earrings
Very beautiful!
# Natural cosmetic
Gift criteria include Natura Siberica and L'Occitane brands. Nice packaging, national motives. Don't be ashamed of the quality.
# Gift version of the book
Russian literature of the 19th-20th centuries is quite highly valued in Europe. And the book as a gift still has weight. What to choose? For example, a collection of Tolstoy, Turgenev, Lermontov, Pushkin's fairy tales.
# Wine
A niche alcoholic souvenir with an interesting history that will compete with our vodka. I recommend the wines of the Krasnodar Territory from the Raevskoye winery.
# Tula gingerbread
Of the products on the festive table (except for sweets and caviar), you can bring gingerbread, which, in addition to taste, is also valued for the images on it (cities, architectural monuments). Also porcini mushrooms, pine nuts, honey will be appreciated.
# Kolomna, Rzhev, Belevskaya marshmallows
Completely natural and traditional Russian product. Great alternative to chocolate and candy! Beautiful packaging and a variety of flavors: from honey and nuts to apples and cranberries.
# Things with symbols of the USSR
No matter how ambiguous the attitude to this period of our history was, the symbols of the USSR are very much appreciated in the world as souvenirs. These can be flags, cups, caps, cigarette cases, flasks, watches, cutlery.
The author is Polina Morozova. Especially for shop-ultra.ru
