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Cheburashka
Cheburashka ( rus, Чебурашка, a=ru-Cheburashka.ogg, p=t͡ɕɪbʊˈraʂkə), also known as ''Topple'' in earlier English translations, is a fictional character created by Soviet writer Eduard Uspensky in his 1965 children's book ''Gena the Crocodile and His Friends''. The character subsequently appeared as the protagonist in a series of stop-motion animated films directed by Roman Kachanov for Soyuzmultfilm, the first of which was made in 1969, with songs composed by Vladimir Shainsky. Even today Cheburashka is still renowned in the former Soviet Union, and has been called the "Soviet Mickey Mouse" by external observers. Although only four short animated films have been produced featuring Cheburashka, he is still a national symbol in the former USSR and Russia, and is famous outside of it. One reason for his popularity is the message of his stories, which stress that one's origin is not as important as one's kindness. History Cheburashka is an iconic Russian cartoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheburashka Goes To School
''Cheburashka Goes to School'' () is a 1983 Soviet animated film directed by Roman Kachanov, the last one of the series about Cheburashka. Plot summary On August 31, Gena the Crocodile returns home by plane, but to his surprise, Cheburashka does not meet him at the airport as expected. Gena makes his way home alone, where along the way, the mischievous Old Lady Shapoklyak plays a prank on him by putting an “Out of Order” sign on both the elevator and his apartment door. The misunderstanding unfolds as it turns out that Cheburashka received Gena's arrival telegram but couldn't read it since he never learned to read. Noticing the date on a wall calendar, Gena happily points out to Cheburashka that tomorrow is September 1st, the first day of school, which is traditionally celebrated as the Day of Knowledge in Russia. Seizing the opportunity, Gena suggests that Cheburashka should start school, and an excited Cheburashka eagerly agrees. The friends then go shopping for school clot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheburashka (1971 Film)
''Cheburashka'' () is a 1971 Soviet animated film directed by Roman Kachanov. Plot Cheburashka wishes Gena the Crocodile a happy birthday and gives him a toy helicopter as a gift. When they launch the helicopter, Cheburashka accidentally holds onto it and is carried a great distance. Later, they encounter a group of pioneers and express their desire to join the organization. Initially, the pioneers suggest that they stay in the pet corner, but Gena and Cheburashka insist on becoming full members. After some discussion, it becomes apparent that neither Gena nor Cheburashka knows how to build birdhouses, start campfires, or march. The pioneers decide not to accept them right away and suggest they learn these skills first. Gena and Cheburashka try to build a birdhouse without success, but they manage to build a playground for local children and help the pioneers collect scrap metal. In gratitude, the pioneers finally accept Gena and Cheburashka into their group and teach them how ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Abelevich Kachanov
Roman Abelevich Kachanov (; 25 February 19214 July 1993) was a Soviet animator who worked primarily in the stop-motion animation technique. He directed the popular series of films about Cheburashka: ''Gena the Crocodile'', ''Cheburashka'', ''Shapoklyak'' and ''Cheburashka Goes to School''. Life Early years Kachanov was born in 1921 in Smolensk to a Jewish family. His mother was Haya Yakovlevna Kachanova; his father, Abel Mendelevich Kachanov, was a shoemaker. His mother died in 1932, when he was 11 years old. In spring 1939, Kachanov was called up for military service in the Red Army in the town of Chkalovsky, near Moscow. This deployment separated him permanently from his father and his only, older sister Maria (both were killed in Smolensk during the Holocaust). After attending flying school in Krasnoyarsk, Kachanov flew fighter planes as a tail gunner. In 1940, the plane Kachanov was flying crashed. The pilot was killed; Kachanov was hospitalized with serious injuries. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gena The Crocodile
Gena the Crocodile () is a fictional character found in Russian media, particularly animation. History Soviet era: Literature and puppetry Gena is known as a friendly crocodile in the series of animation films '' Gena the Crocodile'', ''Cheburashka'' and '' Shapoklyak'' by Roman Kachanov (Soyuzmultfilm studio). He debuted in the 1966 novel ''Gena the Crocodile and His Friends'' ( ru) by Eduard Uspensky. The crocodile's name is a typical diminutive of the Russian male name Gennady. Gena and Cheburashka, also a title character in the series, are best friends. The 50-year-old Gena works in a zoo as an attraction (or, as the original novel's author Uspensky had put it, "Gena the Crocodile worked in a zoo as a crocodile"). In his spare time, he plays the garmon and likes to sing. His two best-known songs are "Pust' begut neuklyuzhe..." and "Goluboy vagon" ("The Blue Train Car"). One rainy day, which happens to be his birthday, Gena sings the song: "Let the pedestrians run clumsily o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soyuzmultfilm
Soyuzmultfilm ( rus, Союзмультфи́льм, p=səˌjʉsmʊlʲtˈfʲilʲm , ''Unioncartoon'') (also known as SMF Animation Studio in English, formerly known as Soyuzdetmultfilm, ''Unionchildcartoon'') is a Russian animation studio, production, and distribution company based in Moscow. Launched on June 10, 1936 as the animated film production unit of the U.S.S.R.'s motion picture monopoly, GUKF, Soyuzmultfilm has produced more than 1,500 cartoons. Soyuzmultfilm specializes in the creation of animated TV series, feature films and short films. The studio has made animated films in a wide variety of genres and art techniques, including stop motion, hand-drawn, 2D and 3D techniques. The "Golden Collection" of Soyuzmultfilm, produced from the beginning of the 1950s and to the end of the 1980s, is considered to be the classics of the animation medium and the best works of world-renowned directors, production designers and animators. Among the studio's best-known films are ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gena The Crocodile (film)
''Gena the Crocodile'' () is a 1969 Soviet animated film directed by Roman Kachanov in studio. This film introduces the characters , |
Eduard Uspensky
Eduard Nikolayevich Uspensky (; 22 December 193714 August 2018) was a Soviet and Russian children's writer and poet, author of over 70 books, as well as a playwright, screenwriter and TV presenter. His works have been translated into 25 languages and spawned around 60 cartoon adaptations. Among the characters he created are Cheburashka and Gena the Crocodile, Uncle Fyodor and Kolobki brothers. He was awarded Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class in 1997. Biography Uspensky was born in Yegoryevsk, in Moscow Oblast into a Russian family. His father Nikolai Mikhailovich Uspensky came from the city of Yelets and was a distant relative of Tikhon Khrennikov. He served as a high-ranking official in the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Eduard's mother Natalia Alekseyevna Uspenskaya (''nee'' Dzurova) was an engineering technologist from Vyshny Volochyok. She came from a merchantry social estate. Her paternal ancestors were Poles who were resettled i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shapoklyak (film)
''Shapoklyak'' (, from French '' chapeau claque'') is a 1974 Soviet Russian animated short film by Roman Kachanov. Synopsis Gena the Crocodile and Cheburashka decide to go to the sea on vacation. Shapoklyak steals their train tickets, so they are kicked off the train. On their way home, the duo, with Shapoklyak's help, stops hikers from poaching and a factory from polluting a river. Though the city Cheburashka and Gena live in is unnamed, it is implied to be Moscow. This is hinted when Cheburashka and Gena take the train from Moscow to Yalta and also when they have to walk home (they find a distance sign pointing to Moscow). Creators * Scriptwriters: Eduard Uspensky, Roman Kachanov * Director: Roman Kachanov * Art director: Leonid Shvartsman * Operators: Alexander Zhukovsky, Theodor Bunimovich * Composer: Vladimir Shainsky * Sound technician: Georgy Martynyuk * Animators: Maya Buzinova, Natalya Dabizha, Yuri Norstein, Pavel Petrov, Boris Savin * Editor: Natalya Abramova * D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dmitry Dyachenko
Dmitriy Vladimirovich Dyachenko (, born September 16, 1972) is a Russian director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for his comedy movies starring Kvartet I that became box office hits in Russia. Filmography As director * '' Radio Day'' (2008) * ''Big Difference'' (2008) * ''What Men Talk About'' (2010) * '' What Men Still Talk About'' (2011) * ''Kitchen'' (2012) * ''Faster Than Rabbits'' (2014) * '' The Kitchen in Paris'' (2014) * ''Wonderland'' (2016) * '' Super Bobrovs'' (2015) * '' The Last Warrior'' (2017) * '' The Last Warrior: Root of Evil'' (2021) * '' The Last Warrior 3'' (2021) * ''Cheburashka'' (2023) * '' Beshenstvo'' (2023) * '' Finist. The First Warrior'' (2025) * '' Cheburashka 2'' (2025) As producer * ''Kitchen A kitchen is a room (architecture), room or part of a room used for cooking and food preparation in a dwelling or in a commercial establishment. A modern middle-class residential kitchen is typically equipped with a Kitchen stove, stove, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makoto Nakamura
is a Japanese screenwriter and producer of anime from Saitama, Japan. Anime staff in *'' Tenchi Muyo Movie 3'': Tenchi Forever (1999 film), Opticals *'' Kanon (TV series)'' (2002 TV series), Storyboard (Ep 7, 8, 11), Series Story Editor *''Mizuiro'' (2003 OVA), Scenario (Vol.2) *''Air'' (2005 film), Screenplay *''The Snow Queen'' (2005 TV series), Script *'' Koi suru Tenshi Angelique: Kokoro no Mezameru Toki'' (2006 TV series), Script (ep 4) *''Clannad'' (2007 film), Screenplay *''Shugo Chara!'' (2007 TV series), Script (ep 5, 10, 14, 15, 22, 28, 34, 39, 45, 49) *''Noramimi is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by . It was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine ''Monthly Ikki'' from December 2002 to August 2009, with its chapters collected in eight volumes. A 24-episode anime television series ...'' (2008 TV series), Series Composition *'' Telepathy Shōjo Ran'' (2008 TV series), Series Composition, Screenplay *'' Noramimi 2'' (2008 TV series), Series Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Pioneers (Soviet Union)
The Vladimir Lenin All-Union Pioneer Organization, abbreviated as the Young Pioneers, was a youth organization of the Soviet Union for children and adolescents ages 9–14 that existed between 1922 and 1991. History After the October Revolution of 1917, some Scouts took the Bolsheviks' side, which would later lead to the establishment of ideologically altered Scoutlike organizations, such as ''ЮК'' (''Юные Коммунисты'', or ''young communists''; pronounced as ''yook'') and others. During the Russian Civil War from 1917 to 1921, most of the Scoutmasters and many Scouts fought in the ranks of the White Army and interventionists against the Red Army. Those Scouts who did not wish to accept the new Soviet system either left Russia (like Oleg Pantyukhov and others) or went underground. Foundation of the Young Pioneers However, clandestine Scouting on both sides of the war did not last long. The Russian Union of the Communist Youth (RKSM, later known as Koms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
