Vladimir Lepko

A creative political short animation calling for saving time and increasing efficiency in national economic construction.

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Fitil is a popular Soviet/Russian television satirical/comedy short film series which ran for about 500 episodes. Some of the episodes were aimed at children, and were called Фитилёк, Fitilyok, Little Fuse. Each issue contained from the few short segments: documentary, fictional and animated ones. Directed by various artists, including Leonid Gaidai who presented his famous trio of Nikulin, Vitsin and Morgunov into the cast. It was called in USSR as "the anecdotes from the Soviet government".

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Ilya Rudenko, chairman of the prosperous collective farm, prepared for the solemn welcome of his famous countryman, retired Colonel Koval. Arriving to relax in the Lull, the former colonel was surprised by Ilya's strange approach to collective well-being. And when the chairman began to prepare the entire harvest of the apple orchard for shipment to the North to sell it at exorbitant prices, Koval said his word harshly and unequivocally — and received the same unequivocal support from all residents of the Calm...

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Ten steps from the round pillar, in the ruins of the old fortress of Kum-Basan-Kala, secret messages are hidden, which must be delivered abroad. For these documents, foreign intelligence sends its spy. The film tells about the events that took place in the old fortress.

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In a world inhabited by anthropomorphic produce, "Cipollino, the Onion Boy" fights the unjust treatment of his fellow vegetable townsfolk by the fruit royalty (Prince Lemon and the overly proud Lord Tomato) in the garden kingdom.

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The film is a cautionary tale about the need to develop good work habits, personal responsibility and conscience in life.

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The Maiden Spring choreographic ensemble goes on tour in the Volga cities. In love with the soloist of the ensemble Galina, the optician Volodya could not be among the passengers of the ship on which the artists sailed: on the occasion of the special flight, tickets for the ship were not sold. And then Volodya gets a job as an assistant cook in the galley (the only vacant place on the ship). A lot of adventures have befallen the new nutrition worker. The galley’s female team received him with pleasure, and the beautiful Nastya even fell in love with the young man a little, causing Gali’s jealousy ...

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On September 1, the first day of school, a happy young boy named Fedya draws a picture of a little man on a white wall using coal.

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A modern fairy tale about how the draining of swamps forces forest evil spirits - Baba Yaga, Vodyany, Leshego - to retreat or "re-educate".

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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.

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A gambling-addicted old man loses all the water on Earth, condemning all living beings to death from drought.

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Ivan Brovkin finishes serving in the army with the rank of sergeant and, together with a group of comrades after demobilization, decides to go to the development of state farm. He arrives at his native collective farm and meets there a cool welcome: the chairman of the collective farm, the bride Lyubasha and mother — consider him a traitor. The planned wedding is canceled, and Brovkin leaves for the state farm. Brovkin comes to the state farm at the time of plowing the land. He joins the team. Winter passes after working days. In letters home he writes that everything is fine with him. News about how Ivan lives is spreading throughout the village. Lyubasha is seriously thinking about running away from home to the state farm...

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Sasha Rumyantsev, a long-range driver, becomes an unwitting accomplice in a crime committed by the head of the motor depot where he works. The honest guy is accused of stealing a car of a hard-to-find product. The collective of the motor depot amicably stands up to protect their comrade and helps the investigator, Colonel Afanasyev, to find and expose the true criminals.

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Two business travelers, Laptev and Rusakov, staying at a small town hotel, were surprised by the care that the service staff showed them. It turns out that the hotel administrators, lazy and bureaucratic, accepted the new guests as capital auditors. But it soon turns out that the real auditor has been living in one of the rooms for three days and has already started working as a hotel staff member.

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Maximov and his wife Larisa Levkoyeva going to vacation, but in last minutes Levkoyeva were called back to theater. And Maximov goes all alone to the Crimea on the train. On the one of station he miss his train and must check the city and make a concert to reach the point of destination. But he is so popular that people just didn't let him rest like he want...

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In the steppes of the Kuban love is born on two collective farms while wheat is (enthusiastically) gathered. Galina, the energetic chairwoman of one of the two kolkhozes, vies with her male counterpart for the best harvest. At the same time Gordey, her rival, a former soldier, is (and has been for ages) in love with her. On her part, Dasha a collective farm worker, has heartbeat for a young technician of the competing kolkhoz...

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A girl from a small village goes to the big city to realize her dream of driving trains.

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On the evening of May 9, 1945, when Moscow is noisily and cheerfully celebrating the Victory Day, a young girl agronomist Zina Sokolova and a sailor officer Lavrentyev meet in the compartment of the Moscow-Vladivostok train. The sailor takes the lively, direct character of the girl for windiness and frivolity. Sokolova also reacted frowningly and mockingly to the satellite. To get to know each other better, travelers are helped by nuisance: they are behind the train, and the rest of the way they are together, getting to know people and the life of the country along the way.

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At the height of the season, the famous football player leaves his team: he is a motorcycle designer and his presence at the factory is necessary. However, he does not give up football, but becomes the center of attack of the city team. His goalkeeper friend stubbornly regards the hero’s departure as a betrayal ...

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The Frog, the Mouse, the Hedgehog and the Rooster settle in and live together in the little house. The attempt of the Wolf, the Bear and the Fox to enter the mansion meets with organized resistance...

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About Trofimov, a well-known rider who goes on taking part in races in spite of the advanced age, until he realizes his time has gone and passes his experience on to his granddaughter’s fiance

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One day the usual order of one of the country's major airports is disrupted: pilot Zubov lands his plane during the fog accurately and beautifully, but contrary to regulations. Another daredevilry of Zubov ends with the fact that he sinks the plane in a swamp, almost killing himself and the adopted son of the airport engineer - Gvozdik. Zubov is deprived of his pilot's license for six months, but is retained in the team.

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A cheerful comedy about the life of the peripheral town of the late 30s. Despite its remoteness from the center, the town lives a busy life: new houses are being built, old streets are becoming cramped. In order not to break the old buildings, the young inventor suggests moving them, as they already did on Gorky Street in Moscow ...

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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.

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

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Adapted from four different Russian folk-tales, this early Soviet fantasy film tells the story of Emelya the Fool, who, fishing one day, catches a talking pike who pleads for his life and in return grants Emelya wishes for a life spared.

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A stop-motion film based on the Grimm Brothers' folktale, "Town Musicians of Bremen".

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The fox saw a bunch of grapes and decided to enjoy them. However, her attempts to reach the vine proved futile. Then the fox resorted to cunning...

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The daredevil pilot Sergei Belyaev takes a risk flying a plane which is not properly maintained and crashes dangerously, landing in hospital, his plane going up in smoke. The aviation student Galya Bystrova, having a crush with Belyaev, unfortunately tends to imitate him in the air. Later, heeding the advice of the wise headmaster Rogachev, they become experienced pilots. Bystrova is assigned to Pamir, and Rogachev, in love with her, is sent to Sakhalin.

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A copying error by a military scribe turns the Russian words "the lieutenants, however" into what looks like "lieutenant Kijé". The Tsar reads the error, and wants to meet this (non-existent) lieutenant. The courtiers, eager to avoid the wrath of the temperamental Tsar, create a Kijé to serve as their royal scapegoat.

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Soviet film based on "Nevsky Prospekt" and "The Overcoat" by Nikolai Gogol.

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