''Yeralash'' ( rus, Ералаш, p=jɪrɐˈlaʂ) is a Russian
children's
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comedy
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TV show
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and magazine. Yeralash also runs an actor studio and the "Yeralash Island" camp. The word ''eralash'' means "mixed, mishmash" or "jumble" and is taken from the Turkic languages.
History
In 1974, Directors
Alla Surikova
Alla Ilinichna Surikova ( ru , А́лла Ильи́нична Су́рикова; born November 6, 1940, in Kyiv) is a Soviet and Russian film director, writer, and teacher.
She is a People's Artist of Russia (2000), winner of the Award of the Go ...
,
Alexander Khmelik
Alexander Grigorievich Khmelik (Russian: Александр Григорьевич Хмелик) (September 27, 1925 – December 12, 2001) was a Soviet-Russian screenwriter, playwright and director known for his creation of the children's sketch ...
and
Boris Grachevsky
Boris Yurevich Grachevsky (Russian: Борис Юрьевич Грачевский) (18 March 1949 – 14 January 2021) was a Russian film director, screenwriter, and actor. His family was of Jewish descent. He was artistic director of the child ...
sent a letter to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union with a proposal to create a comedy newsreel “Fitilek” for children (similar to the name of another newsreel ''
Fitil
''Fitil'' ( rus, Фитиль, p=fʲɪˈtʲilʲ, ''Fuse'') is a popular Soviet short film and television anthology series which ran for 608 episodes. Some of the episodes were aimed at children, and were called , ''Little Fuse''.
Each issue contain ...
'', which was aimed for adult audience). In the process of development, the name "Fitilyek" was rejected. The most widespread story about how the new name was chosen is that a contest was announced among the audience to rename the film magazine, and the name "Yeralash" was taken from a letter from a certain schoolgirl. Subsequently, this letter was said to have been lost. However, in 2013, Surikova and Grachevsky finally told that the name was coined by
Khmelik 's daughter. Additionally, the name "Yeralash" itself is a consonant away from the surname of
Philip Ermash, the chairman of the
State Committee for Cinematography
Goskino USSR (russian: link=Yes, Госкино СССР) is the abbreviated name for the USSR State Committee for Cinematography (Государственный комитет по кинематографии СССР) in the Soviet Union. It w ...
(Goskino) from 1972 to 1986,
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Initially, the show was formally shown in all theatres across the USSR prior to its run moved to television in 1986.
In 1985, on the 10th anniversary of the programme, Grachevsky, with Julius Gusman as co-author, wrote a musical television film concert entitled “What is Jumble?” The film consisted of cuts of the best plots, as well as pop, concert and circus performances, and parodies of famous singers in those years. The film was attended by actors, its creators, some actors who most often starred in it, as well as famous singers and comedians (Vladimir Vinokur
Vladimir Natanovich Vinokur (born 31 March 1948 in Kursk) is a Soviet and Russian entertainer, humorist, singer and actor. People's Artist of the RSFSR (1989).
Early life
Vladimir Vinokur was born on 31 March 1948 in Kursk to Natan Vinokur (1919 ...
, Gennady Khazanov
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, among others).
In 1995, on the 20th anniversary of their show, a special concert was organized and a 2-hour television version with cuts of the best plots was created, in 1999 on the 25th anniversary followed another runs itself in 2000 and in 2004.
As of March 2018, celebration 1000 episode
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The noun ''episode'' is derived from the Greek term ''epeisodion'' (), meaning t ...
s have been produced. A typical episode consists of two to four unrelated comedy scenes.
''Yeralash'' has traditionally been filmed in Sukko
Sukko (russian: Сукко) is a rural locality (a '' selo'') in Anapsky District of Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located south of Anapa on the shore of the Black Sea and serving as a resort. Population: 3,156 ( 2010 Census).It lies in the north of t ...
near Anapa
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History
The area around Anapa was settled in antiquity. It was originally a major seaport (Sin ...
. The show featured numerous notable present-day Russian celebrities such as singer Yulia Volkova
Yulia Olegovna Volkova (russian: Юлия Олеговна Волкова; born 20 February 1985), better known by the alternative spelling of Julia, is a Russian singer best known for being a member of the Russian girl group t.A.T.u., along ...
from duo t.A.T.u.
t.A.T.u. (russian: Тату, ) were a Russian music duo that consisted of Lena Katina and Julia Volkova. The singers were part of children's music group Neposedy before being managed by producer and director Ivan Shapovalov and signing with R ...
, singer Vlad Topalov
Vladislav Mikhailovich Topalov ( Russian: Владислав Михайлович Топалов; born 25 October 1985) better known as just Vlad Topalov (Влад Топалов) is a singer, dancer and actor born in Moscow, Russia. He is mos ...
and singer Glukoza
Natalya Ilinichna Ionova (russian: link=no, Наталья Ильинична Ионова; born 7 June 1986), better known by her stage name Glukoza ( rus, Глюкоза, p=ɡlʲʊˈkozə, ''glucose''), is a Russian singer.
Biography
Ionova ...
.
On September 25, 2016, Boris Grachevsky announced that ''Yeralash'' would stop production after season 32 (and there would be no season 33) and that it would be closed on December 20 of the same year.
Theme music
The Opening theme itself was taken from a melody composed for the lyrics of a poem written by Vladimir Shainsky
Vladimir Yakovlevich Shainsky ( rus, Владимир Яковлевич Шаинский, p=vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr ʂɐˈinskʲɪj; 12 December 1925 – 25 December 2017) was a Soviet and Russian composer. He was a recipient of the People's Artist ...
, but he omitted most of the words. Therefore, the choice was later made in favor of a melody written by Alexei Rybnikov
Alexey Lvovich Rybnikov (russian: links=no, Алексей Львович Рыбников; born July 17, 1945) is a modern Russian composer.
He is the author of music for Soviet and Russian musicals (rock operas) '' The Star and Death of Joaqu ...
using only the synthesizer. It was performed by Elena Kamburova
Elena Antonovna Kamburova (russian: Елена Антоновна Камбурова; born July 11, 1940) is a Russian singer and actress. In addition to numerous solo albums, her voice is recorded in more than a hundred film soundtracks. She is a ...
from 1974 to 1996 and later by 10 year old Sergey Lazarev
Sergey Vyacheslavovich Lazarev ( rus, Серге́й Вячесла́вович Ла́зарев, , sʲɪrˈɡʲej vʲɪtɕɪˈslavəvʲɪtɕ ˈlazərʲɪf; born 1 April 1983) is a Russian singer, dancer and actor. He is most famous for his sin ...
and the group ensemble "Nepocyedy'" from 1997.
Magazine
Yeralash also produces a children's comedy magazine; twelve issues had been published by October 2009. The magazines featured anecdote
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s and humorous stories. Each magazine consists of seven to thirteen articles. It is published by the Drofa publishing house
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.
References
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