Vladimir Pekar

A landmark four disc Box Set - Unearthed from Moscow's legendary Soyuzmultfilm Studios, the 41 films in ANIMATED SOVIET PROPAGANDA span sixty years of Soviet history (1924 - 1984), and have never been available before in the U.S.

A wooden boy Buratino tries to find his place in life. He befriends toys from a toy theater owned by evil Karabas-Barabas, gets tricked by Alice the Fox and Basilio the Cat and finally discovers the mystery of a golden key given to him by kind Tortila the Tortoise.

The mouse and the camel compete to become one of the 12 Mongolian astrological signs.

It is a continuation of adventures of the bear cub who searches for the friend and finds him on the Polar station during the New year.

Three young scamps sabotage the Nazi occupiers, thereby setting the stage for a Soviet triumph. Made twenty-five years after World War II ended, this animated pageant still has the pungent tang of propaganda.

White little bear hides from his mother friendship with a human who smells smoke.

The film is about a child's fantasy that can create a wonderful world of imagination. In an original artistic form, he introduces children to the alphabet in visible, visual images, touching on education, touches on the problem of relationships between adults and children.

The film is based myths of the ancient Peruvians, recreated Soviet ethnographers Yuri Beryozkin on drawings Indians Mochica. The action takes place 1,500 years ago. Legend tells of two brothers, demigods, brought the sacred frog. Growing up, the brothers went to the human world, giving them a lot of happiness and a refuge from the evil monsters. But one of the monsters Rikuay survived the battle with his brothers. He deceived his younger brother, went to his centipede, which led him to ally Rica - a witch, who asked his younger brother to give people a weapon that start killing people. Only the intervention of the gods, and his older brother saved people from total destruction

Cartoon about simple and honest people, about courage, bravery and hard work of sailors. Each ship has its own radio operator who, in case of danger, sends the SOS sign - it is a request for help, and all honest people rush to help, leaving all their affairs. Airplanes are flying, steamships are sailing, and in everyone's back, always ready to help...

Based on the works of African artists of the Pota-Pota school.

Many centuries ago, on the southwest coast of India, in Travancore, the art of kathakali dance arose, the most important place in which gestures occupy.

The tale about a magic fish that too literally understands the wishes of lazy fool.

The tale about a magic fish that too literally understands the wishes of lazy fool. Staged from Sergey Obraztsov's Puppet Theater.

Soviet animation inspired by the ancient Egyptian paintings.

About a bat that could not decide whether it was a bird or an animal, and remained alone. Based on a Mongolian tale.

When Misha the Bear was chosen as the mascot for the Olympic Games 1980, Baba-yaga (the witch) sets out to fight and become the mascot herself.

Soviet animation inspired by the ancient Egyptian paintings.

Young pair which doesn’t want to study and prefers to be a burden to its parents.

A dog wants to buy a new hat from his local tailor (who is a cat). A story about why cats and dogs dosen't like each other.

A story about an agile Cossack named Aeneas. His free and peaceful life was disturbed by the goddess Juno, who did not like our hero and tried with all her might to torment him. Driven by her, Aeneas managed to cope with many difficulties, pass through the fires of hell and even cheat death itself. But the exciting adventures of the Cossack did not end there.

Unsuccessful hunter flees from predators in the winter forest. Hand-drawn cartoon based on the story of Nikolai Nosov.

Based on Anna Ahmatova's translation of Korean poem about eternal love.

Based on Anna Ahmatova's translation of Korean poem about eternal love.

A mushroom offers the animals of the forest, an ant, a butterfly and a mouse shelter from the storm. A little rabbit, who wants to hide from the fox, also finds a place with him. The mushroom grows, stretches and stretches as it sees the good will of the other animals to help the hare.

The doctor hides the death of the dog from Serezha and gives the boy a new friend. A poignant story of loyalty and friendship.

A mother rabbit and her three kits are playing in a field. A little girl comes across one of the kits and steals it, dressing it up and playing with it as if it were a living doll. While the girl is distracted, the three other rabbits come to the rescue.

Young prince meets a talking frog who turns out to be a beautiful but cursed princess. To remove the curse, he must go on a quest to find and outsmart the forest witch Baba Yaga.

Based on the poem by Korney Chukovskiy, about a boy who would not clean himself, so all his belongings ran away from him.

Based on Korean folk tales. Every year a terrible Dragon flies over the distant mountains and burns fields of the industrious farmer Pak. The peasant is convinced that it is possible to overcome the Dragon only with courage and strength. Overcoming numerous obstacles, Pak pulls out a magic sword and, after reaching the lair of the Dragon, summons him to battle.

A rich and ignorant cat loses her big house in a fire. Only then she realizes that a friend in need is a friend indeed.

When the clock strikes twelve in a toy store a bunch of paint tubes come to life.

Many different birds and animals have long settled on the shores of Lake Chad. One day they decided to choose a king for themselves and chose Lion. They called him the bravest, the strongest, the wisest and the most beautiful. Then a son was born to the Lion and the Lioness - a little Lion Cub. When the Lion Cub could walk by himself, he met a hyena who told the Lion Cub that he was a Lion, which means he was the king of animals, which means he was the bravest, strongest, wisest, most beautiful.

The adventures of the pioneer Petya, the islander Doom and the scientific Soviet submarine in the southern seas. The boy Doom lived on the island, he was looking for pearls in the sea. Grandfather showed him the knife of their ancestor, Chief Batuallo. On the handle was scraped an island, and on it a mountain with two peaks. The grandfather said that there are many pearls around this island, and Doom sailed for a search. A thunderstorm began, and the boat dumped once to this island, but there a large shark attacked him.

The Dragon, the lord of the sea, fell seriously ill. The court doctor Jellyfish, prescribed him a liver of Monkey. So they had to look for someone who could leave the sea and go to the land. They chose a Turtle. The Turtle brings the Monkey to the Dragon on the pretext that there are growing peeled bananas there. However, the Monkey, having learned from the Dolphin the plans of the Turtle, deceives her and forces to return to the island.

Based on the works of African artists of the Pota-Pota school.

A one-eyed forest bully kidnaps a girl, but her friends rush to her aid. Based on Slavic fairy tales.

Based on Kipling’s classic tale of how a curious young elephant came to have a trunk.

Skiers from the sports school meet snooty amateurs.

The envious Goose traded from other birds what he liked: the neck of the Swan, the nose of the Pelican, the wings of the Raven, the legs of the Crane, the tail of the Peacock; the Rooster's scallop and a "crow" in addition. The Goose began to look like no one, just for some reason everyone laughed at him. The Sparrow helped him with advice, suggesting that the Goose's stupidity be replaced with the wisdom of the Owl. At the Owl, the Goose also learned that "A smart bird can not be proud of other birds feathers." Recognizing his mistake, the Goose changes everything back.

A parable of man going through war & peace and finding unity in the end.

Unsuccessful hunter flees from predators in the winter forest. Hand-drawn cartoon based on the story of Nikolai Nosov.

Mole, director of an egg incubator, hires Rat as an employee, who soon begins to steal and muddy the waters. A social satire about poorly-managed organizations, based on caricatures by Boris Yefimov.

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

The sorceress decides to teach the princess a lesson, who played an evil joke on her. Cartoon based on an Italian fairy tale.

Humorous ode to corn, glorifying the dignity of corn in agriculture.

The girl was tearing and dirtying her dresses, so her clothes flew away.

Based on the fairy tale by L. Ashkenazi about little mischief makers who caught a moon in a pond and hid it in a cave.

The losers the wooden football players overheard the bear's talk about the upcoming water polo championship and decided to win the main prize (the car). To participate in the match, the wooden players took paint and repainted themselves as a water polo players. They called their team "Black swans" and nobody recognized them. But since they trained little and behaved rudely during the match in the pool, they lost again

One day, the Goat needed urgently to leave the house. Worrying for her children, she convinces her Goats to not open the door to anyone, especially if it is not her. And so that they could recognize her, the Goat taught them a simple song, according to which the Goats could immediately recognize their mother. But the wicked Wolf, like a thief and a bully, overheard their conversation and decided to kidnap the Goats, setting off on a trick. He asked the Bear, a forest blacksmith, to give him a thin voice to deceive the Goats, obviously hiding it himself.

Three young scamps sabotage the Nazi occupiers, thereby setting the stage for a Soviet triumph. Made twenty-five years after World War II ended, this animated pageant still has the pungent tang of propaganda.

The blind mole and the not hatched chick are having a fascinating conversation about what the world is like.

Elephant Timka really wants to perform in the circus, but is shy. A story about what is worth trying for the sake of a dream.

Elephant Timka really wants to perform in the circus, but is shy. A story about what is worth trying for the sake of a dream.

In the film an ancient Lithuanian legend is told about an origin of amber. For the sake of love to fisherman Kastytis sea tsarevna Jurate offered herself up. Her fiance, terrible god Perkunas destroyed the amber castle where she lived and it scattered into a thousand slices.

Bear suffers from toothache. Other animals give him advice on how to cure a bad tooth, but their advice is ignorant.

The tale about a magic fish and resentful lover whose fiancee went to a lazy fool.

On the eve of the New Year, several children write a letter to Father Frost asking him to send them a Christmas tree for the holiday, and then they make a Snowman who should take the letter to the magic forest. When midnight arrives, under the beat of a clock, the Snowman comes to life and, together with a small yard puppy, nicknamed Druzhok, sets off in search of Father Frost.

There was the morning in the forest, which means that it's time to get up, do exercises and wash. The most healthy resident of the forest is a Bear. He makes exercises every morning, and fresh forest air fills him with mighty health. Once walking in the woods, he discovers someone's smoking pipe, which was still smoking. Gently creeping up to the tube, he grabs it and runs off into the thicket of the forest. The next day our Bear no longer exercises, he lies under his tree and smokes. So it goes all summer and autumn comes.

Cartoon about simple and honest people, about courage, bravery and hard work of sailors. Each ship has its own radio operator who, in case of danger, sends the SOS sign - it is a request for help, and all honest people rush to help, leaving all their affairs. Airplanes are flying, steamships are sailing, and in everyone's back, always ready to help...

Cartoon about simple and honest people, about courage, bravery and hard work of sailors. Each ship has its own radio operator who, in case of danger, sends the SOS sign - it is a request for help, and all honest people rush to help, leaving all their affairs. Airplanes are flying, steamships are sailing, and in everyone's back, always ready to help...

A young camel wakes up one day to find a shrub growing where his tail used to be.

A documentary dedicated to the great Ukrainian poet, writer, artist, public and political figure Taras Shevchenko. Featuring animated sequences by Vladimir Popov and Vladimir Pekar.

The tale about a girl with a cold heart who is dying in agony because of joy and love.