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About Our Company |
| Volga River Trading Company strives to bring products that we consider to be of outstanding quality, value, and interest to the attention of American buyers. At the same time we support the work of talented Russian artisans from the former Soviet republics, giving them the tools they need to survive in a market economy. |
| We are always looking for new places to find products and artists. Here, April discusses a sample with its producer at a craft fair in Almaty, Kazakhstan. |
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April and regional coordinators meet with artists several times a year to discuss production issues and new products |
| Our interest in starting this business was sparked by the intrinsic qualities of the craft items we saw on our first trips to Russia. The uniqueness and charm of the products we came across were striking enough to make our minds turn to the idea of importing them. The various examples of wood, ceramic, textile, and metalwork that we brought back for our own use received a very positive response from friends and associates at home, many of whom asked us to buy things for them on our next trip. As we found opportunities to travel to other parts of the former Soviet Union, we discovered even more unique and beautiful traditional crafts. The items stand on their own in that a customer does not have to be interested in where they are made to find them delightful; and they have the added appeal of their cultural significance to those whose curiosity about these parts of the world has increased in light of recent history. |
| Some of the most rewarding moments in our travels are visiting producers in their homes and experiencing life in rural villages first-hand. |
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Volga River Trading Company
294 N. Winooski Ave
Suite 116 B
Burlington, VT 05401
1-800-639-4309
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