Aleksandr Evmenenko

The first Russian talking picture which won a prize at the 1st Venice IFF. The action is set in 1923. The USSR is struggling with hunger and economic ruin. It is a story of homeless teenagers for whom a work commune is set up with the idea of uniting and reforming them.

A live bear cub from the forest enters the toy store. He is mistaken for a teddy bear. After a series of adventures, he manages to reach the forest with a bunch of balloons.

A cruel dragon deprives people of water, but finally the heroes defeat the monster with the help of a magic carpet.

The secret police agent finds that factory director wife is counterrevolutionary but dies from the heart attack. The director reads the diary of an agent and turns his wife to police.

The tale of the clever hare who defeated the wicked lion.

Soviet black-and-white cartoon of 1938. Film adaptation of the Uzbek folk tale. The tape is in the public domain, since it was released more than 70 years ago.