First Lesson

The Soldier's Tale

The tale of how the soldier not hurry to return home after the end of military service.

A Winter Tale

A Soviet musical animated film about how forest animals with Santa Claus decided to celebrate the New Year.

Little Gray Neck

Defending a friend, duckling is attacked by fox and must learn to survive.

New Year Tree

An early Soviet New Year cartoon with Grandpa Frost celebrating the holiday in the woods with other forest critters. But the wolves try to steal the presents for themselves and eat his reindeer.

The Lost Letter

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.

A Wonder Mill

The greedy king takes away the magic mill from the grandfather and the animals. Cartoon about the joint struggle for justice.

The Pipe and the Pitcher

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.

A Peacock's Tail

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.

The Yellow Stork

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

To You, Moscow

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.

Sinbad the Sailor

Based on the Arab fairy tales about Sinbad the Sailor and his incredible adventures in foreign countries.

Spring Tale

About the return of the leader of the geese Gumennik and his flock from African regions to their native places in Russia.

Public Favorite

Little Red Riding Hood

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.

Song of Joy

The girl and the animals dream of warmth, but winter does not plan to leave yet.

Ivas

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.