
Mikhail Botov
Directing
Known For

A poor girl was given an impossible task by her stepmother: to gather snowdrops in a winter forest. Suddenly she stumbled across twelve brothers who happened to be the twelve months.
The Twelve Months

A rich and ignorant cat loses her big house in a fire. Only then she realizes that a friend in need is a friend indeed.
The Cat's House

A wooden boy Buratino tries to find his place in life. He befriends toys from a toy theater owned by evil Karabas-Barabas, gets tricked by Alice the Fox and Basilio the Cat and finally discovers the mystery of a golden key given to him by kind Tortila the Tortoise.
The Adventures of Buratino

The tale about a magic fish and resentful lover whose fiancee went to a lazy fool.
Once Upon a Time

A naughty kitten runs away from home to take part in a dangerous forest adventure. A special "fluffy effect" was developed for this cartoon to make animals look more lively.
A Naughty Kitten

Adventures of Ivan the Fool and humpbacked horse in the world of kind magical creatures and cruel people.
The Hunchedback Horse

Based on the Chinese folk tale. Long ago, three brothers Liu lived in China. They were so similar that even their own mother discerned them on colored ribbons. The first brother could command fire, the second could drink the sea and return it back, and a third knew the language of birds, animals and fish.
Brothers Liu

Every family has its scout.
Forest Travellers

The action of the animation film takes place in an oasis. Beasts (a Hare, a Monkey, a cub of a Zebra) look at the well, discover that the water reflects them. The Monkey nearly dies, trying to quarrel with her reflection. Meanwhile, a Lion goes hunting, catches up and kills an adult Zebra. The animals consoled the orphaned cub of Zebra. The Lion, on the advice of the Snake, orders that the beasts themselves later come to him for dinner.
The Lion and the Hare

Two dogs, Polkan and Shavka, watched a flock of sheep by the river. Suddenly, they notice a hare, chase after him and run into the forest, where they meet face-to-face with three wolves. Shavka, chickening out, backs away, and the brave Polkan takes the fight. In a fierce fight, he manages to defeat one wolf, but from wounds he loses consciousness.
Polcan and Shavka

One day, the Goat needed urgently to leave the house. Worrying for her children, she convinces her Goats to not open the door to anyone, especially if it is not her. And so that they could recognize her, the Goat taught them a simple song, according to which the Goats could immediately recognize their mother. But the wicked Wolf, like a thief and a bully, overheard their conversation and decided to kidnap the Goats, setting off on a trick. He asked the Bear, a forest blacksmith, to give him a thin voice to deceive the Goats, obviously hiding it himself.
The Wolf and the Seven Kids

Soviet animated cartoon film of 1946 based on a fairy tale by Korney Chukovsky, created by directors Leonid Amalrik and Vladimir Polkovnikov. United with similar creative aspirations, the directors found their own style.
A Peacock's Tail

Fairy tale about heavy bondage of the Belarus people which is under the Polish yoke. Athlete Ivas, the farm laborer of the Polish seigniors, does wonderful affairs and doesn’t receive any gratitude from them. The red Army releases Ivas from bondage.
Ivas

The Dragon, the lord of the sea, fell seriously ill. The court doctor Jellyfish, prescribed him a liver of Monkey. So they had to look for someone who could leave the sea and go to the land. They chose a Turtle. The Turtle brings the Monkey to the Dragon on the pretext that there are growing peeled bananas there. However, the Monkey, having learned from the Dolphin the plans of the Turtle, deceives her and forces to return to the island.
Monkey From the Island of Sarugashima

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The Forest Concert

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The Crow and the Fox, the Cuckoo and the Rooster

Girl named Zhenya goes berry picking with her family but struggles to find any berries. She meets an old forest spirit who offers her a magical pipe that reveals hidden berries in exchange for her jug. After realizing the pipe doesn't help her gather the berries, she learns the value of hard work and eventually fills her jug by picking the berries herself.
The Pipe and the Pitcher

The animation film in comic form shows the sporting struggle in the bicycle race between the forest animals: the Toptygin brothers, the Bunny and the Fox. After a long, exhausting struggle, the Bunny took the lead, however, prematurely fed up with the victory, shamefully loses the match: after detachment from the opponents the Bunny decides to rest lying under a tree , then bathes (right in the bicycle form - a T-shirt and shorts), forgets to control the time and loses the championship in the race.
Who Is The First?

A school student finds a magical store where he can buy things which help to get straight A's with no working at all.
Magic Store

The story of a brave Chukchi boy Sarmiko which was carried away on an ice floe into the open sea.