Korney Chukovsky
Writing
Biography
Korney I. Chukovsky [Nikolai V. Korneichukov] (31 March NS 1882 – 28 October 1969) was one of the most popular children's poets in the Russian language. His catchy rhythms, inventive rhymes and absurd characters have invited comparisons with the American children's author Dr. Seuss. Chukovsky's poems Tarakanishche ("The Monster Cockroach"), Krokodil ("The Crocodile"), Telefon ("The Telephone") and Moydodyr ("Wash-'em-Clean") have been favourites with many generations of Russophone children. Lines from his poems, in particular Telefon, have become universal catch-phrases in the Russian media and everyday conversation. He adapted the Doctor Dolittle stories into a book-length Russian poem as Doktor Aybolit ("Dr. Ow-It-Hurts"), and translated a substantial portion of the Mother Goose canon into Russian as Angliyskiye Narodnyye Pesenki ("English Folk Rhymes"). He was also an influential literary critic and essayist.
Known For
A funny comedy about doctor Aybolit and his assistants and patients - all animals.
Doctor Aybolit
In Africa, monkeys fell ill. This news was reported to Dr. Aybolit by the monkey Chichi, who escaped from the robber Barmaley. Aybolit and his assistants — Chichi and the dog Avva — are in a hurry to save the monkeys from the disease. But Barmaley and his robbers are trying to stop them.
Aybolit-66
An old sea captain and his student decide to take part in the international regatta. At the same time an amateur thief steals a statue of Aphrodite from Louvre and boards their yacht by mistake. A long, fun adventure is ahead.
Doctor Aybolit
He gave us an unforgettable and unique childhood. What was the great Russian storyteller really like? A documentary film about Eduard Uspensky.
This Is Edik
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
A medic gets help from the animal kingdom to reach his patients.
Limpopo
A funny comedy about doctor Aybolit and his assistants and patients - all animals.
Doctor Aybolit
The story of how a Crocodile appears in Petrograd and frightens the inhabitants of the city. The little boy Vanya Vasilchikov is not afraid of him. The crocodile turns out to be not scary and makes friends with Vanya.
Vanya and Crocodile
The sun is shining in the sky. Flowers are revealed, birds sing, animals take care of others. Only an evil crocodile who could not catch anyone, attacks the sun and swallows it. It is darkness. The animals in a panic run to the bear and ask to return the sun to the sky. The bear, who in the dark could not find the cubs, goes to war with the crocodile. The bear engages in battle, wins the crocodile and forces him to free the sun. Happy beasts rejoice in the sun and praise the bear.
The Stolen Sun
Based on the poem by Korney Chukovskiy, about a boy who would not clean himself, so all his belongings ran away from him.
Wash-'em-Clean
Based on the popular Russian child poem story about the advantages of being neat and clean for children.
Wash-’em-Clean
A collection of funny stories about children in ages two to five.
From Two to Five
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Confusion
About the adventures of the good doctor Aibolit and the evil robber Barmalei.
Aibolit and Barmaley
An animated film based on the fairy tale of the same name by Korney Chukovskiy about how a crocodile swallowed the sun, and it became dark and sad on Earth. But the bear overcame the crocodile and returned the sun to the sky.
Stolen Sun
The filming of the like-named tale of K. Chukovsky about the Boldly Buzzing Fly who buys a samovar and celebrates her name day. A spider kidnaps the fly. A mosquito defeats the spider, saves the fly and marries her.
The Boldly Buzzing Fly
The children's writer Korney Chukovsky gets calls on his new telephone from various forest animals.
Telephone
The fly, flying over the field, found a coin. Pleased with this fact, she went to the bazaar to buy a samovar and invite her friends to celebrate her birthday. But then a misfortune came - a spider burst into the festival and stole our fly. None of the guests decided to join the spider in a duel, except for a small, but brave gnat. Fortunately, everything worked out, and fly and gnat made a harmonious pair.
Tsocotukha the Fly
The Tsokotukha fly is abducted by a spider during the birthday celebration, but is saved by a noble mosquito.
Mukha-Tsokotukha
After visiting the zoo and reading Chukovsky's book, pioneer Senya falls asleep. In a dream, he flies to Africa with Crocodile Crocodilovich.