Leonid Amalrik

Early animated propaganda short from Russia

Soviet propaganda film celebrating Stalin's five-year plans.

Soviet propaganda cartoon from the Second World War. Hitler is ridiculed in three short skits.

The first ever animated version of the popular Hans Christian Anderson fairy tale "Thumbelina". (imdb)

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

A medic gets help from the animal kingdom to reach his patients.

The Screen version of the fairy tale of K.Chukovskogo about malicious robber Barmaley and brave children little Tanechka and little Vanechka. They go to Africa to put an end to evil deeds of Barmaley. With the help of doctor Aibolit they manage to win it.

The Bear tired to live with a small tail. So he went to the famous doctor Aybolit. The Bear asked for the biggest and most colorful tail that the doctor had, the peacock's. He was happy with his new thing, but when the hunters came to the forest, it turned out that it was not so advantageous to have such a colorful and huge tail.

The cuckoo does not incubate its chicks and does not have a family. But the starlings were able to prove to the cuckoo that the family is a support in trouble and joy, and therefore everyone needs it.

In winter, in an unequal battle with the Wolf, the mother of a puppy named Krepysh dies. Poor, half-frozen orphan Krepysh is sheltered by Zaychikha. The whole winter was spent by the puppy in the family of rabbits, bravely defending his new friends from forest predators.

Irresponsible father talks a lot and endangers the safety of his family because of it.