If you will pay attention to google map where the most known centers of ancient handicraft and painting arts are marked, then you can notice, that all of them are located in the small territory alike a triangle, near Volga region to the north and the east from Moscow. Only a tiny spot in huge territ...
Russian folk arts and crafts and ancient art painting occupies a very significant place in the world culture. But where their sources? How many territories these sources occupy in the Russia? Only very small "gold" triangle of arts!