It's been awhile since I've blogged and even longer since I've blogged about anything vaguely Russian. I was browsing YouTube today and came across one of my absolute favorites.
Say what you will about Soviet cinema, but they are pros at animation. Really most cartoons and children-type shows that you see today that aren't imported are old Soviet relics that they keep using. This is probably less a testament to poor funding for children's television than it is to the timelessness of Soviet animation.
Case in point is the following short, which I first saw a few years ago. "The Hedgehog in the Mist/Ёжик в тумане" was created by Yuri Norshtein, regarded internationally as one of the all-time great animators. At a world conference of animators in 1979 and again in 2003, two of Norshtein's films were declared the two greatest animated films ever, one of them being "Hedgehog." I found a version with English subtitles so I decided to post it so you could see it yourselves.
I'll be back later this week with another cartoon. Two posts in a week? Amazing!
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