Do you like cartoons made in the USSR?And how can you not love them? Of course, their creators did not have the technical capabilities that Western multipliers have today. But they were talented and really had a big heart. Cartoons created during the Soviet Union are distinguished by kindness, humanism, they bring up the best qualities in a child.
In these cartoons you will not see scenes of violence, fights and terrible monsters, but they teach a person to do good deeds and strive to develop the best qualities in him. Here, good always overcomes evil and usually does so without the help of kulaks and violence. And let them, they are sometimes less dynamic, compared with Western cartoons, but from this Soviet cartoons do not lose at all.
And, of course, these cartoons cause a huge number of people nostalgia, because with the characters of these films is their childhood. We have created a list for you, which included the best Soviet cartoons .
11
Babe and Carlson
Cartoon, which was filmed in 1968.The director is Boris Stepantsev. A world-famous story about Baby, who dreamed of a dog and about the world's best Carlson, who lives on the roof.
This cartoon is based on the beautiful work of the Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren. In 1970, the continuation of this story was removed.
This well-known story of a boy who often had no one to play with, and once he came to a plump man with a propeller on his back. It was Carlson. The kid has a new friend.
After the appearance of Carlson, the life of the Baby has become much more interesting. Once it even had to be removed from the roof of the rescuers. After that, parents hire him a teacher, Freken Bock, and a new page began in the boy's life.
This cartoon is very loved by both adults and children. Phrases pronounced by the protagonists have long been citations and "gone to the people".
10
Mowgli
This is a Soviet animated film, filmed in 1973.The director of the cartoon is Roman Davydov.
Originally this cartoon consisted of five parts, but in 1973 it was mounted in a single feature film.
This is a story about a human boy who was raised by a wolf pack. About his life and adventures in the Indian jungle. Mowgli managed to find many friends and defeat the terrible enemy - the tiger-eater Sherhan.
The Soviet cartoon came out in one year with the Disney cartoon about Mowgli. The American cartoon is designed for younger children, it dances and sings a lot, there are no fights, scenes of violence and blood. In this respect, the Soviet cartoon is deeper, it has many conflicts, the main characters often face the problem of choice, it is distinguished by a more intense atmosphere. In this he is much closer to the works of Kipling. This cartoon raises quite deep and very adult questions. On friendship and devotion, about honor and dignity, that on earth we are all the same blood.
This animated film is one of the most beloved in the USSR.It is popular nowadays, it is often shown on TV.
9
The mystery of the third planet
This animated film was based on the works of the Soviet science fiction writer Kira Bulychev and was released in 1982.He immediately fell in love with Soviet children.
This cartoon tells the story of the wonderful world of the future and the adventures of the girl Alice Selezneva, her father, a biologist, and the ship's commander, the phlegmatic Green. And also the amusing creature Gromozeki and the bird of Govorun, who is distinguished by his intelligence and ingenuity. This story has a rather dynamic plot, the main characters are experiencing many adventures, travel to distant planets and find new friends.
The director of the film is Roman Kachanov. This cartoon raises questions about the relationship between man and the environment, shows us the beauty of the world in which we live. You can add that this is one of the few Soviet cartoons made in the genre of fiction.
8
Hedgehog in the fog
This is a cult Soviet cartoon film, filmed in 1975 by director Yuri Norshtein. He became the owner of a huge number of state and international awards and fell in love with the audience.
In the cartoon it is told that the Hedgehog every evening comes to Bear cub count the stars. They sit on a log, drink tea and count the stars. One half of the sky is a hedgehog, the other is a Bear cub.
This animated film shows the first contact with the mysteries of life, the mystery of our world, its tragedy. In addition, this cartoon is extremely kind. It can consider a large number of psychological nuances and human feelings, which the director could so successfully show. You can also add that this cartoon has quite conflicting views of the audience. Someone likes it, but some do not. But it leaves no one indifferent.
In Japan, this animated film was recognized as the best ever.
7
Once upon a time there was a dog
This cartoon came out on wide screens in 1982, it was created by director Edward Nazarov. It is one of 's most popular cartoons in the USSR .Many of the replicas of his heroes have long become winged expressions. Also it is possible to note a brilliant pleiad of actors who participated in the scoring of this cartoon.
Its main character is the Dog, who has become too old and can no longer perform his work. The dog could not save the owners' property from the robbers, and the owners decided to drive him away.
The dog goes into the woods and there comes to his aid his old rival Wolf. They arrange a combination, after which the Dog shows his former owners the need, he saves their little child. As a result, the Dog returns to the old full life.
As a token of gratitude, the Dog leads the Wolf into the master's house to feed him. Rarely from the abundant food, the Wolf begins to howl, what he betrays himself. After this incident, the Wolf again goes into the forest, saying at the same time a phrase that has become winged: "Come in, if that. ..".
Wolf voiced the great actor Armen Jigarkhanyan, and the Dog - George Burkov. The wolf had to be redrawn, since the original image did not match the voice of Dzhigarkhanyan. The basis for the cartoon was a folk tale. In the cartoon there is a lot of humor and Ukrainian national color.
6
The adventures of the cat Leopold
A very touching story about the fight between the kind and very intelligent cat Leopold and two very hooliganous mice. This is the whole animated series, the first part of which was released in 1975, and the latter was released in 1987.
The director of these cartoons is Anatoly Reznikov. The history of the cat Leopold can safely be called the classic of Soviet animation.
In the USSR, made 11 cartoons about Leopold and mice. In 1993, several more series appeared, but they no longer enjoyed their former popularity.
Good cat Leopold lives in apartment number 16, in a quiet provincial town. His life position is expressed by one phrase: "Guys, let's live together."But two mice do not want to live together and constantly try to spoil Leopold's life. Kota sounded such wonderful Soviet actors as Andrei Mironov and Alexander Kalyagin. Their favorite phrase was: "Leopold, a cowardly coward."
5
Last year's snow fell
This cartoon refers to plasticine animation, it was created in 1983, directed by Alexander Tatarsky. This New Year's story, made in the form of a fairy tale, it tells of a peasant whom his wife, on New Year's Eve, sent to the forest for a Christmas tree. It turned out a very funny and interesting story, and most importantly - very kind.
Cartoon is perfectly executed technically, and the main character is voiced by a fine actor Stanislav Sadalsky.
The main character of this animated film is very greedy, lazy, slightly stupid and constantly gets into funny situations. He has funny problems with diction: some of the letters he does not pronounce. The New Year's forest, where it falls, turns into a magical place, and to cut a tree in it is a very difficult matter. Instead, he finds himself in an enchanted place, where various funny miracles happen to him.
Home he returns without a tree and goes looking for her again, but finds the right tree in the spring.
4
Plasticine Crow
This is a classic Soviet cartoon film shot with the help of plasticine animation. He came out on screens in 1981, directed by Alexander Tatarsky. The cartoon is marked by numerous state and international prizes.
The creators of the cartoon show that using plasticine you can create real miracles. Children's drawings were used in the film. It turned out so sweet and kind that almost immediately became very popular.
This cartoon, in fact, is the version of Krylov's famous fable "The Crow and the Fox".Simultaneously, in a song form, the viewer is told about the types of painting: a still-life, a portrait and a landscape.
The songs for the cartoon are performed by the famous Soviet bard Eduard Uspensky.
3
Cheburashka
This whole series of famous Soviet cartoons about the adventures of the crocodile Genes and Cheburashki.
The first part of this puppet cartoon was released on the screen in 1971.It began with the history of dating the crocodile and Cheburashka. Then came the story of the adventures of friends. They jointly built a house, looked for friends and fought against the harmful old Shapoklyak.
Today Cheburashka can be called a symbol of Russia, this image has finally entered our mass culture. Images of these characters are often used in promotional products.
Heroes voiced beautiful actors: Vasily Livanov, Clara Rumyanova.
2
Treasure Island
This is a wonderful cartoon, released in Kiev in 1988.It was created by director David Cherkassky. The cartoon is based on the work of Robert Stevenson. This is a pirate story, with elements of a musical. It was a rather unusual project for that time.
This story tells about the search for the treasure of the famous pirate Flint on a distant and mysterious island. In the film, game episodes are used and beautiful songs that immediately after the release of the cartoon became hits. The main characters and events of the cartoon correspond to those described in the book of Stevenson, but they are all made very original with a great sense of humor.
This is a very funny cartoon, in its scoring participated wonderful Soviet actors.
1
Well, wait a minute
This animated film can be safely called the Soviet cartoon number 1.This is a cartoon animated series, which began to appear on screens in 1969, and its last release was made in 2006. The director of the Soviet cartoon was Vyacheslav Kotenochkin, and then his son.
This cartoon tells of the adventures of the Wolf and Hare, on this animated film several generations of Soviet people grew up. The Evil Wolf tries to catch up with the intelligent and kind Hare, but nothing comes of it.
Wolf in the cartoon sounded Anatoly Papanov, and Hare - Klara Rumyanov. A wolf is a bully who destroys cultural values, smokes, litter, adores those who are weaker than him. The hare is his complete antipode: he is engaged in sports, polite, very accurate, participates in amateur performances, reads books and visits the Palace of Pioneers.
This cartoon and its characters have firmly entered the mass culture. Based on this cartoon computer games are made, they are often used in advertising. Initially, the Wolf had to voice the famous Vysotsky, but he was not allowed to.
But, unfortunately, this cartoon was banned for showing to children under 18 due to the numerous scenes promoting smoking. Here is an excerpt from one series of the best Soviet cartoon .
