Valentin Karavaev

Volume 3 (1979-1985): "Tale of Tales", "Hunt", "Cabaret", "Last Hunt", "There Was a Dog", "Travels of an Ant", "Lion and Bull", "Wolf and Calf", "Old Stair", "King's Sandwich", "About Sidorov Vova".

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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.

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A modern frog comes up with an original way to travel and sets off abroad — to the place she's been dreaming of — together with some ducks.

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Based on the satirical novel by the Russian writer Saltykov-Shchedrin "The History of a City". The action takes place in the fictional city of Glupov, but the buildings are drawn in such a way that there is no doubt that this city is Kostroma. Thus, Trade Rows, a fire tower, many historically existing churches are shown.

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The fat red Cat goes with his owners to their country house. Kesha complains that, unlike the others, he has to stay in the city because Vovka is sick. Not wanting to wait for his owner to recover, the parrot goes on vacation by himself.

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Poetic screen version of the story of I.Turgenev about mutual relations of landowner’s old wife and her mute yard keeper Gerasim. About Gerasim's attachment to a dog with nickname Mu-mu.

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Animated series about the adventures of a parrot Kesha, "the hero of our time." The action is concentrated in the city and its surroundings. Kesh lives in the apartment of Vova, a schoolchild, but because of his hot-tempered, arrogant character, he periodically runs away and gets into trouble, eventually returning to Vovka with a confession. The humor of the series is based on the eccentric behavior of Keshi, on recognizable realities, as well as on the multiple quotations used by the parrot.

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Three parody stories: “The Leaning Tower of Pisa,” “The Tower of Babel,” and “Nike of Samothrace.”

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On the motives of Saltikov-Shedrin’s fairy tale, the film derides aimless and senseless being.

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Two vignettes on drunkards and their enablers.

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This film was made in reaction to revanchism fear that Germany would reunite and seek revenge on Europe and the USSR for World War II. A disguised Nazi slips into the US zone of divided Germany. The Americans nurse him back to health as he plots how to reunite the Fatherland. His plans are ruined when he runs headlong into the Berlin Wall, erected by the USSR between East and West Berlin in 1961.

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A story about children showing Father Frost butterflies, green grass, in short, Summer.

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A poetic view of Russian animation and of cultural and social transformations Russian society has been gone through. It is about multi faceted and humorous animation, almost never exposed to western eyes.

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The fat red Cat goes with his owners to their country house. Kesha complains that, unlike the others, he has to stay in the city because Vovka is sick. Not wanting to wait for his owner to recover, the parrot goes on vacation by himself.

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A modern frog comes up with an original way to travel and sets off abroad — to the place she's been dreaming of — together with some ducks.

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Based on the satirical novel by the Russian writer Saltykov-Shchedrin "The History of a City". The action takes place in the fictional city of Glupov, but the buildings are drawn in such a way that there is no doubt that this city is Kostroma. Thus, Trade Rows, a fire tower, many historically existing churches are shown.

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The fat red Cat goes with his owners to their country house. Kesha complains that, unlike the others, he has to stay in the city because Vovka is sick. Not wanting to wait for his owner to recover, the parrot goes on vacation by himself.

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The Cat shows off his new player. Kesha, jealous, returns home and makes a scene for his owner. After that, he leaves home and tries to sell himself for 1,000 rubles. Meeting Vovka's rich neighbor, he goes to live with him. But life turns out to be not so sweet.

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Poetic screen version of the story of I.Turgenev about mutual relations of landowner’s old wife and her mute yard keeper Gerasim. About Gerasim's attachment to a dog with nickname Mu-mu.

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