Valeriy and Nadezhda Bastrakov (Duo Bastrakov) from Russia - First Prize Winners of "General Magic" and First Prize Winners of "Originality" at the Congress of Magic in Prague (Czech) in 1983; the First Prize Winners of "General Magic" at 20th International Modern Magic (Competition in Karlovy Vary (Czech) in 1985.

Their illusion folk-turn "Korobeynik" became the symbol of the Russian character for million spectators of the World. It is bright exciting performance, staged on Russian folk song, looking like old kind Russian fairy tale. It is showing the wideness of Russian soul!