The following photos don’t do Vladimir Aniskin’s work justice, but if you’re ever in St. Petersburg, you can admire 80 of his microscopic wonders at the first Russian museum of micro-miniatures – The Russian Lefty.












Christmas scene on the section of a horse hair

UEFA Cup on half of a poppy seed

Winnie the Pooh and friends on a poppy seed section

Camel caravan inside a needle-eye

2027 letters in 22 lines on the cut of a rice seed

“Commander of the Submarine” marine badge on a section of a poppy seed

Pinocchio on half a grape seed

A chess table made of a walnut shell

Beer bottle and glasses on a grape seed section