Golden Stalks

The African Tale

A USSR animated short adapted from one of Jomo Kenyatta's fables.

Who Invented the Wheel?

After graduating from school, Seva Losev gets a job at a chemical plant. A lyrical film about the first experiences of independent life and first love.

Road Accident

Kashtanka

After getting lost in the street, a dog is adopted by a kindly clown.

Hello, Aunt Fox!

An animated film for younger audiences about chickens and a duckling who outsmarted a cunning fox.

The Night Before Christmas

Based on the work of Nikolay Gogol. Handsome blacksmith Vakula who fell in love with village beauty, Oksana, is ready to do anything for her liking. Even to fly on the devil's back to Saint-Petersburg and ask the Empress for the slippers that he can present his sweetheart.

The Wizard of the Emerald City

The Wizard of the Emerald City (Russian: Волшебник Изумрудного города) is a ten-part stop-motion adaptation of the first book in Alexander Volkov's Magic Land series. Produced by Ekran, it is believed to have aired monthly from around December 1973 to September 1974. Because of the wicked Gingema, a young girl named Ellie and her little dog Totoshka are swept away to the Magic Country, where incredible adventures await.

The Fire Is Burning In the Raw-Hide Tent

Based on the fairytales of the North Russia.

Wolf and the Seven Goats in a New Way

How the love of music made the wolf and the goats friends.

The Brave Little Deer

The story is about a little deer who wants to be brave and an older deer who says "Bud'!".

Little Straw Bull

Animated adaptation of a Ukrainian folk tale. Forest thieves — a bear cub, a hare, and a fox — keep sneaking onto a grandfather’s homestead, causing trouble for him and his granddaughter. To teach the little bandits a lesson, the grandfather builds a straw bull and covers its sides with tar. He sets the bull out on a clearing. The curious thieves gather around the strange creature, and one by one get stuck to its sticky, tar-covered sides…

At the Dacha

Puppet animated film, an adaptation of the short story of the same name by Anton Chekhov. Dacha resident Vykhodtsev receives a note from a mysterious stranger inviting him to meet in the gazebo. Hesitant, he goes to the rendezvous, where he encounters student Mitya, who received the same invitation. A quarrel ensues. Vykhodtsev’s wife, who appears, explains that it was a joke designed to get the men out of the house while the floors were being washed.

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The Enchanted Word

A puppet cartoon about how animals taught a lesson to an evil wolf who couldn't read.

Funtik and Cucumbers

To surprise his grandmother, the boy climbs into someone else's garden.

Tree Frog

The tale of a tree frog that helped people cope with the drought.