Vasily Petrovich Zvyozdochkin (; 1876âÂÂ1956) was a Russian woodturner, wood carver and doll maker. He is credited with making the first Russian matryoshka doll (painted by Sergey Malyutin) in 1890.
Vasily Zvyozdochkin was born the eldest son in a peasant family in the village of Shubino, Voronovskaya volost.