Ivan Ivanov-Vano

Based on an ancient legend, the 57-minute production weaves a wondrous tale about a young boy who is blessed with supernatural powers. To test his skills, the Czar orders the boy to perform a series of "impossible" feats. This he does with the help of the talking, flying horse of the title. (All Movie Guide)

This anti-Vietnam piece cheats by contrasting beautiful music and religious images with American horrors. Yankee fat cats celebrate Christmas while their evil Air Force bombs helpless civilians. Faceless soldiers gun down Vietnamese tots holding baby dolls. (KG)

A Strange Voice opens in the pristine Russian wilderness, where a nightingale regales the other birds with his beautiful whistling song. Then a stranger arrives in the midst. A black-and-white crow awkwardly alights on a branch and denounces the nightingale's performance as being outdated. She proposes to give a concert of her own singing voice, and the Russian birds politely accept the offer. (imdb comments)

Early animated propaganda short from Russia

A remake of the 1947 Russian animated film "Konyok-Gorbunok" about a boy with special powers who is sent on a quest to test his strength; along the way he is aided by a magic horse.

Short stop motion animated history of the battle of Kerzhenets. The story is based on the folktale of the Invisible City of Kitezh, which is said to have disappeared beneath the waters of a lake to escape a Mongol attack. The film is accompanied by music from famous Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov...

Ivan Ivanov-Vano and Yuriy Norshteyn's 'Seasons' is a delicate stroll through the Russian wilderness at different times of the year. (imdb)

Soviet propaganda cartoon made shortly after the German invasion, promising victory against the fascist invaders.

Cavalcade of Soviet animated propaganda shorts, made shortly after the German invasion of the Soviet Union. Includes an endorsement of the new Soviet-British alliance and a warning against spies and saboteurs, among other shorts.

Soviet animated story of The Three Musketeers by Ivan Ivanov-Vano.

A Soviet animation short film.

Left-Hander is a 1964 feature-length cutout-animated film from the Soviet Union. The film is based on the story of the same name by the 19th century Russian novelist Nikolai Leskov. (wikipedia)

Vengeful cat arranges a bloody massacre of annoying neighbor. (imdb)

A Pushkin version of the Snow White story. (MuutaNet)

The sun is shining in the sky. Flowers are revealed, birds sing, animals take care of others. Only an evil crocodile who could not catch anyone, attacks the sun and swallows it. It is darkness. The animals in a panic run to the bear and ask to return the sun to the sky. The bear, who in the dark could not find the cubs, goes to war with the crocodile. The bear engages in battle, wins the crocodile and forces him to free the sun. Happy beasts rejoice in the sun and praise the bear.

Nature reacts to Santa's visit to their snowy landscape.

Snegurochka (the Snow Maiden), the daughter of Spring and Frost, yearns for the companionship of mortal humans. She grows to like a shepherd named Lel, but her heart is unable to know love. Her mother takes pity and gives her this ability, but as soon as she falls in love, her heart warms up and she melts. (filmaffinity.com)

With a help of good nature a young brave girl goes to the dark forest for saving her youngest brother abducted by Baba Yaga.

A children's animated fairy tale based on the 1923 poem by Korney Chukovskiy. An anthropomorphic washstand scolds a young boy who delights in remaining dirty, and then marshals brushes, soap, and a sponge to clean him. A crocodile comes to the boy's aid, after which he eventually relents and allows himself to bathed.

A poor girl was given an impossible task by her stepmother: to gather snowdrops in a winter forest. Suddenly she stumbled across twelve brothers who happened to be the twelve months. (imdb)

A schoolboy Sen'ka accompanied by an anthropomorphic crocodile travels to Africa on a hot air balloon.