Soviet-era animation: An article in the Feb. 4 Calendar about a DVD anthology, “Animated Soviet Propaganda,” said that famous Russian animator Boris Yefimov, who was interviewed by the ...

In the USSR, animation was a huge cultural phenomenon. Besides being entertainment, Soviet animations also commented on society’s hopes and fears. RBTH has compiled a selection of the most ...

January 1, 2013, marked yet another anniversary of “Nu, Pogodi!” (“Just You Wait!”): the cartoon series has been hailed by viewers as a Soviet animation masterpiece for over 40 years now.

She Animates: Soviet Female Subjectivity in Russian Animation by Michele Leigh and Lora Mjolsness. Academic Studies Press. In this enlightening, rapid-fire analysis of 20th-century Russian and ...

video no longer available The sound, the droning narration isn’t important: this amazing documentary on animated Soviet Propaganda is stunning. From 1924 to perestroika the USSR produced more ...

Looking back at the best cartoons of the 1950s needs to take into account the era. With the ravages of World War Two somewhat receding and film production and attendance stabilising, animated feature ...

Toon studio looks to reanimate Russia's famous state cartoon film studio Soyuzmultfilm, founded 75 years ago and once a powerhouse of Soviet animation, needs an urgent Kremlin bailout if it is to ...

It’s not something you’d see in an old Warner Bros. cartoon: a mommy rabbit going into labor and giving birth, depicted with anatomical correctness. That was the high point of “Krtek ...

We recently posted Soviet adaptations of American scifi tales. But what happens when Americans rework Soviet toons? The English dubbing of this Russian cartoon is so damn bad your gray matter will ...