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One of the grandchildren
with a matryoshka.
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We began
our Russian gift shop and mail-order business in 1972. Word of our
existence grew until finally we became well known throughout North and
South America, as well as Europe, Australia and Asia. We attribute our
longevity to the blending of our first-hand knowledge of all things
Russian with an American connoisseur perspective and business expertise.
We offer unique and unusual Russian gifts: Lomonosov "Cobalt Net"
porcelain, fine filigree tea glass holders, the Russian Borzoi, Royal
"objet d'art", Orthodox icons and crosses, traditional "matryoshka"
nesting dolls, miniature painting on lacquer boxes, an interesting
selection of books, beautiful note cards and much, much more. We've been
on the world-wide web since 1995 doing our own web design and photography.
We make changes all the time to keep our website well up-to-date, and
well stocked. We can honestly say there's something new at
www.TheRussianShop.com nearly everyday!
We are often asked, "Why is
the shop called Maison Russe ?" There are a couple of reasons. When we
first opened the shop Leonid Brezhnev was the head of Communist Russia.
The cold war climate made it necessary to come up with a discreet
sounding name, something that wouldn't be a "red flag" (no pun
intended). We chose Maison Russe primarily for this reason. Another reason for the
name choice was that French was the language embraced by the royal
courts of Europe, which included the Russian court. Maison Russe is
French for "Russian House." Our shop is in picturesque Lisle, Illinois,
20 miles west of Chicago. It's come to be known as The Russian Shop as
well as Maison Russe.
We hope you'll enjoy browsing our website. There's a lot to see!
Thank you for your interest,
The Shukin Family
Write to us with any questions:
More about us :
Newspaper Clippings, Old and New!
Location and Directions
Take a look inside our shop
Two fun and original short films:
One Minute Russian Glossary
Dance of the Wooden Dolls
Russian Shop Home Page
Our
eBay Store
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The links below will open new browser windows or tabs
to a few of our favorite websites.
Homeschool Journey
St. Kassiani Press
Iconographer and Tour Director Debra Korluka
St. Innocent Russian Orthodox Church
Wagner's Cycle. Russian Ural
Motorcycles.
We're Listed On The Naperville Business List
ARTCo Russian
Antiques
Protection of the Mother of God Church, Rochester, NY
Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia
Diocese of Chicago and Mid-America - ROCOR
Russian Orthodox Church Music
The
Russian Shop / Maison Russe
1720 Ogden Ave.
Lisle, IL 60532
800-778-9404
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