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Какой мультфильм был лучшим в СССР?

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It was a Saturday morning tradition in my youth. My sister and I would awake early, run to the couch, and sit there for hours in our pajamas watching cartoons. What a relief for our parents! We were quiet, and they could sleep in. :) My favorite was "The Smurfs." These blue creatures were always on some spooky adventure, and I loved it. There was mystery, humor, intrigue, and even a female vixen who constantly distracted the male Smurfs. Feminists hate this imaginary blue seductress, and they created a popular theory called "The Smurfette Principle," which criticizes the way females are typically portrayed in cartoons. You can read about it here. To some extent I agree. I strongly dislike the classic Disney princess stories, where the helpless female is sitting around waiting for an imaginary prince to rescue her. Modern day Disney cartoons are much better, and the idea of a "princess" has evolved to include not only a beautiful woman, but a smart one also, with strong, charismatic personality traits.

Today, a reader sent me a Ukrainian folk cartoon, and I remember watching clips of Soviet cartoons on YouTube with [livejournal.com profile] macos during his first visit to the U.S. He introduced me to "Hedgehog in the Fog" and others. I fell in love with this adorable, fluffy character "Чебура́шка." :)

What's your favorite Soviet cartoon?


[identity profile] yacc11.livejournal.com 2015-09-25 08:55 pm (UTC)(link)
"The secret of the third planet"
You are able to find it on youtube with english subtitles

[identity profile] eltelfo.livejournal.com 2015-09-25 09:15 pm (UTC)(link)
The Mystery of the Third Planet
Treasure Island (1988)
(Russian) Winnie-the-Pooh
Edited 2015-09-25 21:17 (UTC)

[identity profile] yajulia.livejournal.com 2015-09-25 09:26 pm (UTC)(link)
"Кот Леопольд", " Простоквашино", "Ну, Погоди!", " Винни Пух"

[identity profile] maadmike.livejournal.com 2015-09-25 11:09 pm (UTC)(link)
I have so many, for example:

"Mystery of the third planet"

USSR, 1981
Director: Roman Kachanov
Genres: animation, sci-Fi, fantasy, adventure, family

"The adventures of captain Vrungel"

1976, Director: David Cherkasskiy

Re: Каникулы в Простоквашино

[identity profile] marina-nif.livejournal.com 2015-09-26 06:45 am (UTC)(link)
me too!

[identity profile] moxel.livejournal.com 2015-09-26 08:17 am (UTC)(link)
Not in Russia )) Russian translator says in English with a terrible Russian accent (((

[identity profile] notfop.livejournal.com 2015-09-26 09:44 am (UTC)(link)
And I add one question: "What sites are most popular in US ?" :) I surf sometimes at US sites and they seems to me are quite boring .. what do you think?

[identity profile] a-nimaida.livejournal.com 2015-09-26 11:03 am (UTC)(link)
к сожалению я не могу вам ответить

у нас совсем мало информации о США ..все проблемы от этого

[identity profile] macemio.livejournal.com 2015-09-26 03:32 pm (UTC)(link)
with modern arangement:

[identity profile] iiiko.livejournal.com 2015-09-26 07:37 pm (UTC)(link)
https://youtu.be/S9zLwSrvgmQ?list=FLZnyLxTC_HAAtBG1uH7nxlw

[identity profile] morena-morana.livejournal.com 2015-09-27 11:14 am (UTC)(link)
Жил, был пес

Re: Скорее, это для внутреннего потребления:

[identity profile] peacetraveler22.livejournal.com 2015-09-27 03:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Lazy Soviet guard in the beginning of the video - sleeping on the job! :)

[identity profile] peacetraveler22.livejournal.com 2015-09-27 03:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Common choice! Many love this cartoon. It's one of the classics.

[identity profile] peacetraveler22.livejournal.com 2015-09-27 03:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Чебура́шка - this character is a dog? I thought it was an imaginary animal. :)

[identity profile] peacetraveler22.livejournal.com 2015-09-27 03:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Treat readers as experimental mice? :)) You're very funny. Of course not. I'm interesting in Soviet life, and only my readers can provide personal insight about this experience. That's why I sometimes write about it. American watch all kinds of movies - the list of entertainment choices is endless. Americans drink all kinds of alcohol, but beer is really popular. For liquor, I think whiskey is the most common choice but people also love vodka in the USA. Indians - they live as normal U.S. citizens now. They don't look different, or run around wearing tribal clothes. :))

One day - I will write a post as you suggest - "Ask any question about the USA". :) Then, you can ask me more questions there.

[identity profile] peacetraveler22.livejournal.com 2015-09-27 03:19 pm (UTC)(link)
We don't have anything like LiveJournal in the USA, where a bunch of blogs are on the same site. Most travel, pop culture and social commentary writers have stand alone sites, but they don't receive a lot of comments or reader interaction. That's why I like LJ, it's easy to communicate with a lot of different people on the same platform. For news, I think most Americans visit two main sites - CNN.com or Foxnews.com. Then, there are stand alone sites that publish more provocative stories like http://www.drudgereport.com/ (very right wing/conservative). And there's a popular site called "Gawker," which is more yellow like LJ. They publish political stories, entertainment stories, etc. But English speaking Internet is entirely different than RuNet. It's more calm and less aggressive, esp. the dialogue in comments. :) Pop culture sites include TMZ.com, the stories there get a lot of comments!!

[identity profile] peacetraveler22.livejournal.com 2015-09-27 03:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Great! Thanks. :) I especially like the last one.

Re: Ну погоди! Ёжик в тумане, Карлсон, который живет на кр

[identity profile] peacetraveler22.livejournal.com 2015-09-27 03:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Отлично! Спасибо. :)

[identity profile] peacetraveler22.livejournal.com 2015-09-27 03:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Funny! I haven't seen this cartoon before.

[identity profile] peacetraveler22.livejournal.com 2015-09-27 03:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Привет! Большое спасибо!

[identity profile] peacetraveler22.livejournal.com 2015-09-27 03:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks, Olga! This seems to be a favorite among many readers. What cartoons does your granddaughter watch?

[identity profile] peacetraveler22.livejournal.com 2015-09-27 03:26 pm (UTC)(link)
I like it! Very magical. Like an old school "Little Mermaid." This is my favorite Disney movie. :)

[identity profile] peacetraveler22.livejournal.com 2015-09-27 03:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, I can't understand anything! :) But it's still interesting to look at the imagery and hear the songs.

[identity profile] peacetraveler22.livejournal.com 2015-09-27 03:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, yes! It's really psychedelic! Looks like some of the characters ate too many magic mushrooms. :))

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