Lev Isaakovich Milchin (russian: Лев Исаакович Мильчин, 1920—1987) was a Soviet

animation director An animation director is either the director in charge of all aspects of the animation process during the production of an animated film or television, and animated segment for a live action film or television show, or the animator in charge of co ...

, art director, artist and book illustrator. He was also a pedagogue at

VGIK The Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (russian: Всероссийский государственный институт кинематографии имени С. А. Герасимова, meaning ''All-Russian State Institute of Cinemat ...

. He was named an

Honoured Artist of the RSFSR Merited Artist of the Russian Federation (russian: link=no, Заслуженный артист Российской Федерации, ''Zasluzhenny artist Rossiyskoy Federatsii'') is an honorary title in the Russian Federation. The title is ...

in 1978.

Biography

Lev Milchin was born into the family of the Soviet artist of

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ish origin Isaak Iosifovich Milchin. He graduated from the Minsk art school, then finished a newly opened art faculty at VGIK led by

Ivan Ivanov-Vano Ivan Petrovich Ivanov-Vano (russian: Иван Петрович Иванов-Вано; – 25 March 1987), born Ivanov, was a Soviet and Russian animation director, animator, screenwriter, educator, professor at Gerasimov Institute of Cinematog ...

. During the

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, Milchin joined

Narodnoe Opolcheniye The People's Militia ( rus, Народное ополчение, p=nɐˈrodnəjə ɐpɐlˈtɕenʲɪjə, r=Narodnoe opolcheniye, t=popular regimentation) was the name given to irregular troops formed from the population in the Russian Empire and l ...

, then worked at

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(

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) in evacuation as an artist on several movies. After the war he joined

Soyuzmultfilm Soyuzmultfilm ( rus, Союзмультфи́льм, p=səˌjʉsmʊlʲtˈfʲilʲm , ''Union Cartoon'') (also known as SMF Animation Studio in English, Formerly known as Soyuzdetmultfilm) is a Russian animation studio based in Moscow. Launched in ...

where he contributed to

stop-motion Stop motion is an animated filmmaking technique in which objects are physically manipulated in small increments between individually photographed frames so that they will appear to exhibit independent motion or change when the series of frames i ...

and traditionally animated movies both as an art director and a director. Among his collaborators were Ivan Ivanov-Vano,

Alexandra Snezhko-Blotskaya Alexandra Gavrilovna Snezhko-Blotskaya (Russian: Александра Гавриловна Снежко-Блоцкая, 21 February 1909 in Volchansk, Russian Empire – 29 December 1980 in Moscow Oblast, Soviet Union) was a Soviet animated fil ...

, Mikhail Tsekhanovsky, the Brumberg sisters and others. Milchin also worked at

Mosfilm Mosfilm (russian: Мосфильм, ''Mosfil’m'' ) is a film studio which is among the largest and oldest in the Russian Federation and in Europe. Founded in 1924 in the USSR as a production unit of that nation's film monopoly, its output incl ...

as an art director. His filmography includes ''

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'' (1959) by

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, ''

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'' (1960) by

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, ''My Younger Brother'' (1962) by

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, ''

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'' (1981) by

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and other titles. He also taught art at VGIK, illustrated books and served as a member of

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. Milchin died on 28 June 1987, a few months after his friend and teacher Ivan Ivanov-Vano. He was buried in Moscow at the

Mitinskoe Cemetery Mitinskoe Cemetery (russian: Ми́тинское кла́дбище) is a cemetery located in Moscow's North-Western administrative district. It was established on September 15, 1978. A Russian Orthodox church, which was built in 1998, is locat ...

(site 126).Milchin's tomb
/ref> He was survived by his wife Tamara Vladimirovna Poletika (1922—2011), an animator.

Filmography

Art director: * '' The Humpbacked Horse'' (1947) * ''The Little Flower with Seven Colours'' (1948) * '' Geese-Swans'' (1949) * ''A Strange Voice'' (1949) * '' The Tale of the Dead Tsarevna and the Seven Bogatyrs'' (1951) * '' Tsarevna the Frog'' (1954) * ''

The Enchanted Boy ''The Enchanted Boy'' (russian: Заколдованный мальчик, ''Zakoldovanyy malchik'') is a 1955 Soviet/Russia traditionally animated feature film directed by Vladimir Polkovnikov and Aleksandra Snezhko-Blotskaya. The film is an ada ...

'' (1955) * ''The Helping-out Stick'' (1956) * ''Fulfillment of Desires'' (1957) * ''My Younger Brother'' (1962) * ''The Glowworm №3'' (1963) * ''The Pig-Money-Box'' (1963) * ''Zhu-Zhu-Zhu'' (1966) * ''An Alarm Clock'' (1967) * '' Adventures of the Baron Munchausen'' (1967) * ''The Comedian'' (1968) * '' Brave Robin Hood'' (1970) * ''Stories of the Old Sailor. Antarctica'' (1972) * ''Health Begins at Home'' (1973) * '' The Humpbacked Horse'' (1975) * ''

The Steadfast Tin Soldier "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" (Danish: ''Den standhaftige tinsoldat'') is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a tin soldier's love for a paper ballerina. The tale was first published in Copenhagen by C.A. Reitzel on 2 Octob ...

'' (1976) * ''How Masha Quarreled with a Pillow'' (1977) * ''Masha isn't a Lazy Girl Anymore'' (1978) * ''Metamorphosis'' (1978) * ''New Aladdin'' (1979) * ''

'' (1981) * ''

The Tale of Tsar Saltan The Tale of Tsar Saltan, of His Son the Renowned and Mighty Bogatyr Prince Gvidon Saltanovich, and of the Beautiful Princess-Swan ( rus, «Сказка о царе Салтане, о сыне его славном и могучем богаты� ...

'' (1984) * ''The Cock and Boyarin'' (1986) Director: * ''The Glowworm №3'' (1963) * ''The Pig-Money-Box'' (1963) * ''Allowed and Not Allowed'' (1964) * ''Hello, Atom!'' (1965) * ''Zhu-Zhu-Zhu'' (1966) * ''Today is Birthday'' (1966) * ''An Alarm Clock'' (1967) * ''The Glowworm №8'' (1968) * ''Grandmother's Umbrella'' (1969) * ''Stories of the Old Sailor. Extraordinary Travel'' (1970) * ''Stories of the Old Sailor. Desert Island'' (1971) * ''Stories of the Old Sailor. Antarctica'' (1972) * ''

'' (1976) * ''How Masha Quarreled with a Pillow'' (1977) * ''Masha isn't a Lazy Girl Anymore'' (1978) * ''Masha and the Magic Jam'' (1979) * ''

'' (1984) * ''The Cucumber Horse'' (1985) * ''The Cock and Boyarin'' (1986)

References

External links

Lev Milchin
at

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