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As in any country's own history books, here Russia is gloriously painted against all comers with the then-800-year-old Moscow, "The Great City of Lenin", as its beating heart. Notable leaders are traditionally honored while commonfolk and enemies are suggested through animals - dutiful horses in old wartime, meek puppies 'neath the Provisional Government and suffocative ravens at the dawn of WWII. A love letter to the capital indeed, To You Moscow also functions as a quickie review of Russian history.
Defending a friend, duckling is attacked by fox and must learn to survive.
A Soviet musical animated film about how forest animals with Santa Claus decided to celebrate the New Year.
One day the duckling read a book about Munchausen and told his friends about how he, his dachshund and his horse went hunting in winter.
The Hare-Tailor has made an unforgivable mistake. In the spring, he took the measurements from his customers, but by the time fall comes, the sheep are trimmed and the bears have grown-up! How will the clothes fit?
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The film is based on an ancient Chinese fairy tale about the simple people of China who despite of heavy work and oppression, did not lose belief in life and love to freedom
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.
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 1949 two-part Soviet epic war film about the Battle of Stalingrad.
The tale of how the soldier not hurry to return home after the end of military service.
The girl and the animals dream of warmth, but winter does not plan to leave yet.
The first Soviet cel-animated feature film, based on the story with the same name by Nikolai Gogol. A messenger is tasked with delivering a letter to the Tsarina, which he tucks into his hat for safekeeping on the road. While resting at night, a band of demons steals the hat, and he must travel to Hell to retrieve it.
Lived there were a grandfather and grandmother. A grandmother baked one time kolobok and put to cool off on a window-sill. And a kolobok did not begin to wait and left in the forest. In-field met a bear, wolf and fox. And all eating him was tried. And meantime a grandfather and grandmother left to search a kolobok.
A classic Soviet, black-and-white, animated film by the sisters Brumberg, "grandmothers of the Russian animation". Its plot differs slightly from the original fairy tale.
The tale about an old, henpecked man whose new friend fulfills all desires of his wife.
A wolf disguises himself as Santa Clause to fool the little bunny.
Brave Rooster fools a mischievous Fox who has tries to eat at his table.