Hedgehog in the Fog

Hedgehog in the Fog 1975

7.38

A little hedgehog, on the way to visit his friend the bear, gets lost in thick fog, where horses, dogs and even falling leaves take on a terrifying new aspect...

1975

Tale of Tales

Tale of Tales 1979

7.30

Distant, well-worn memories of childhood are inhabited by a little gray wolf. Through astonishing imagery, the memory of all of Russia is depicted.

1979

The Snow Queen

The Snow Queen 1957

6.70

When the Snow Queen, a lonely and powerful fairy, kidnaps the human boy Kay, his best friend Gerda must overcome many obstacles on her journey to rescue him.

1957

Winnie-the-Pooh and a Busy Day

Winnie-the-Pooh and a Busy Day 1972

7.50

Another Russian Winnie-the-Pooh story. This time the donkey, known from the Pooh stories as Eeyore, is sad because he has no tail. Pooh goes in search of one and finds it attached to a bell that hangs from the treehouse of one Owl.

1972

Winnie-the-Pooh Goes Visiting

Winnie-the-Pooh Goes Visiting 1971

7.40

This was the second of the Russian Winnie-the-Pooh series. This one had Pooh and Piglet visiting Rabbit for a meal with honey.

1971

The Magic Ring

The Magic Ring 1979

8.20

Soviet cartoon, created in 1979 by the director-animator Leonid Nosyrev. Later, he entered the cartoon almanac "Laughter and Grief at The White Sea" with other Nosyrev's films based on Pomor fairy tales and legends.

1979

Gena the Crocodile

Gena the Crocodile 1969

7.70

First animation about Gena and Cheburashka. Gena the Crocodile works as a zoo animal at an urban zoo. Every evening, he returns home to his lonely apartment. Gena gets very tired of playing chess against himself and decides to find some friends to play with. Animals and people respond to advertisements that he posts all around the city. First, a girl named Galya comes with a homeless puppy, who is then followed by Cheburashka. They decide to build a house for all the lonely citizens of the city, but a mischievous old lady, Shapoklyak, tries to stop them in different ways.

1969

Once Upon a Time there Lived a Dog

Once Upon a Time there Lived a Dog 1982

7.90

The day comes when an old watchdog becomes useless but the masters being kind don't decide to drive him away. However they turn exasperated when the Dog stays indifferent during a home theft. The Dog leaves for the forest, where he meets the Wolf, his old enemy.

1982

Winnie-the-Pooh

Winnie-the-Pooh 1969

7.30

In the chokehold of the pangs of a morning hunger, the gluttonous Vinni-Pukh ponders the existential questions that burn the empty-bellied mind: “Why do bees exist? And why does honey exist? In order for me to eat it..”. Vinni enlists the help of his trusted, porky companion Pyatachok on a quest to perform a stratospheric honey heist - disguised as a black cloud, and with only their sky blue balloons to assist in his ascent.

1969

The Secret of the Third Planet

The Secret of the Third Planet 1981

7.40

At the end of the 22nd century Alisa Seleznyova, her father Professor Seleznyov and pilot Zelyony go on a space expedition to find rare animals for Moscow Zoo. On the way they seem to encounter a mysterious conspiracy led by Doctor Verhovtsev against legendary Two Captains Kim and Buran. The only clue is a talking bird Сhatterer [Govorun] that our heroes accidentally took possession of.

1981

Cheburashka

Cheburashka 1971

7.20

Second animation about Gena and Cheburashka. Cheburashka wishes Gena the Crocodile a happy birthday and gives him a toy helicopter as a gift. After meeting some pioneers, they decide to be pioneers themselves. They build a playground for the local children and collect scrap metal, after which they become pioneers.

1971

The Bremen Town Musicians

The Bremen Town Musicians 1969

7.10

A musical film about the adventures of the wandering musicians from Bremen such as Troubadour, Donkey, Dog, Cat and Rooster. In one of the towns Troubadour falls in love with a Princess and makes up a plan how to get the King's confidence.

1969

Cheburashka Goes to School

Cheburashka Goes to School 1983

6.90

Fourth animation about Gena and Cheburashka. Gena finds out that Cheburashka is unable to read. Luckily, the next day is September 1, the first day of school, and Gena decides to take Cheburashka to school so he can learn. After failing to buy a school uniform, they go to the school anyway, only to find it is closed for repair. Shapoklyak uses Lariska the Rat to stimulate the workers to repair the school quickly. As the school also doesn't have enough teachers, Gena and Shapoklyak volunteer to be teachers.

1983

Three from Prostokvashino

Three from Prostokvashino 1978

7.40

Little Fedor brings a cat to home despite his mother's distaste for cats. He runs away with his talking cat, to make more friends on the way.

1978

The Adventures of Mowgli

The Adventures of Mowgli 1973

6.91

Adventures of Mowgli is an animated feature-length story originally released as five animated shorts of about 20 minutes each between 1967 and 1971 in the Soviet Union.

1973

Vacations in Prostokvashino

Vacations in Prostokvashino 1980

7.50

The continuation of the adventures of Fyodor and his friends from the Prostokvashino village.

1980

The Enchanted Boy

The Enchanted Boy 1955

7.80

An animated adaptation of the classic story of Nils Holgerson, a naughty boy who is transformed to a very little dwarf and goes through many adventures, flying with a band of wild geese.

1955

Winter in Prostokvashino

Winter in Prostokvashino 1984

7.60

A third movie about Fyodor and his friends from the Prostokvashino village and their adventures - this time during the winter.

1984

38 Parrots

38 Parrots 1976

6.80

Parrot, Monkey and Elephant are excited to understand how long their friend Boa is. They finally arrive to the result, though it is measured in quite a strange fashion.

1976

Junior and Karlson

Junior and Karlson 1968

7.00

A Soviet cult cartoon, so untypical for a Western viewer, especially, a little one. A boy named Malysh ("A Little One") suffers from solitude being the youngest of the three children in a Swedish family. The acute sense of solitude makes him desperately want a dog, but before he gets one, he "invents" a friend - the very Karlson who lives upon the roof. So typical for the Russian culture spirit of mischief, which is, actually, never punished, and the notion that relative welfare not necessarily means happiness made the book by Astrid Lindgren and its TV adaptations tremendously popular in the Soviet Union and nowadays Russia and vice versa - somewhat alienated to the Western reader and viewer (see User's comments below). However, both the book and the cartoon are truly universal - entertaining and funny for the children and thought-provoking and somewhat sad for grownups.

1968