Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic)
Adaptations of the folklore and myths of East Slavs: Russians, Ukrainians and Belorussians.
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About a Cruel Stepmother
Про злую мачеху
Pro zluyu machehu
1966 – 00:18:54 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Brumberg Valentina, Brumberg Zinaida
Comedy, Domestic life, Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic), Musical/Opera – drawn (cel)
14.36 ws – Subtitles: English (unknown⭳ – by Eus, Alevtina₂), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Alevtina, Eus₂)
A satirical film based on Lazar Lagin's modern-day fairy tale, about incorrect upbringing of children. The malicious stepmother wishes to exhaust her stepdaughter, so protects her from work and cares. A lazy, embittered maiden grows of this good girl, and the native hardworking daughter grows into a good girl.2015-06-13 -
About Crayfish ❤
Про раков
Pro rakov
2003 – 00:15:28 – Russian – A-Film – Olshvang Valentin
Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic), Romance, Serious – drawn (not cel), mixed
6.15 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan, lanasv₃)
Based on a tragic folk story about a young girl who falls in love with a dragon who lives under the lake.2009-09-13 -
Birds ❤
Птахи
Ptahy
2013 – 00:09:15 – (wordless) – Ukranimafilm – Smirnova Irina
Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic), Romance, Surrealism/dream-logic – digital 2D, paint
2.62 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan)
A story without words about art, captivity, and the freedom that comes with love. Based on the folk tale "The Crooked Little Duck".2020-11-21 -
Cat and Company ❤
Кот и компания, Кот и Ко
Kot i Ko
1990 – 00:08:42 – (wordless) – Soyuzmultfilm – Guryev Aleksandr
Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic) – drawn (cel)
0 ws
Based on the folk tale "how the mice buried the cat". -
A Christmas Fantasy
Рождественская фантазия
Rozhdestvenskaya fantaziya
1993 – 00:09:26 – (wordless) – Soyuzmultfilm – Koshkina Lyudmila
Christmas/New Year, Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic), Romance – paint
0 ws
An adaptation of Stravinskiy's ballet Petrushka. -
Fear Sees Danger Everywhere
У страха глаза велики
U straha glaza veliki
1946 – 00:10:20 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Hodatayeva Olga
Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic) – drawn (cel)
7.35 ws – Subtitles: English (unknown⭳ – by Eus, Chapaev₂)
About a fox who outwits the wolf and the bear, presenting them a cat as their new ruler and the strongest animal.2020-03-17 -
Fox and Hare ❤
Лиса и Заяц
Lisa i Zayats
1973 – 00:12:09 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Norshteyn Yuriy
Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic) – cutout
9.44 ws – Subtitles: English (unknown⭳ – by Niffiwan)
Fox takes over Hare's home, and different animals try to help Hare remove her.2008-10-12 -
Fox, Hare and Rooster
Лиса, заяц и петух
Lisa, zayats i petukh
1942 – 00:10:56 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Hodatayeva Olga
Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic) – drawn (cel)
7.01 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Eus, Alevtina, Lemicnor)
Based on the Russian folk tale. In winter, the Hare builds a house of bast, while the Fox constructs her house from ice. In spring, the Fox's house melts and she takes over the Hare's home...2015-04-03 -
Golden Ears of Wheat
Золотые колосья
Zolotyye kolosya
1958 – 00:19:52 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Aristov Leonid, Hodatayeva Olga
Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic) – drawn (cel)
11.26 ws – Subtitles: English (unknown⭳ – by Eus, Alevtina₂)
Based on a Belarusian folk tale about hardworking orphans and a greedy miller, and about how a Rooster and the Wind helped the children grow a rich harvest and punish the miller.2014-09-29 -
How Brave Ivan Saved the Tsar's Daughter ❤
Как Иван-молодец царску дочку спасал
Kak Ivan-molodets tsarsku dochku spasal
1989 – 00:08:16 – (wordless) – Ekran, Gosteleradio USSR – Surikova Lidiya
Comedy, Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic) – cutout, mixed, puppet
2.27 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Niffiwan)
A brave youth must save a princess from a three-headed dragon, but he may need a little help...2010-03-05 -
If You Don't Like - Don't Listen ❤
Не любо - не слушай
Ne lyubo - ne slushay
1977 – 00:10:18 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Nosyrev Leonid
Comedy, Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic), Literature (Rus./East Slavic) – cutout, drawn (cel), mixed
14.93 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan, AxmxZ₂, prodisney.ru members₃)
Tall tales from the Russian far north, near the White Sea.2008-12-05 -
The Insects' Christmas ❤
Рождество у обитателей леса
Rozhdestvo u obitateley lesa
1913 – 00:06:30 – Russian – A. Hanzhonkov and Co. – Starevich Ladislas
Christmas/New Year, Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic), Misc. – puppet
0 ws
Bugs and toys celebrate Christmas. -
The Insolent Goat ❤
Коза-дереза
Koza-dereza
1995 – 00:08:00 – Ukrainian – Kiev Studio of Animated Films – Smirnova Irina
Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic), Musical/Opera – paint
10.41 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan, AudioTomCat₃), English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan, AudioTomCat₃)
An insolent goat tricks a man into fighting with his family, then takes over the house of a hare, who calls on other forest animals to help get her out.2020-12-19 -
Ivashko and Baba Yaga
Ивашко и Баба-Яга
Ivashko i Baba-Yaga
1938 – 00:10:54 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Brumberg Valentina, Brumberg Zinaida
Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic) – drawn (cel)
7.24 ws – Subtitles: English (unknown⭳ – by Eus, Alevtina₂)
Ivashko was a small fisherman. Once, Baba Yaga noticed him and decided to kidnap him. She forged a thin voice at the smith's and called Ivashko like his grandmother usually called him...2015-07-16 -
Kolobok
Колобок
Kolobok
2006 – 00:19:56 – Russian – Classica Film Studio – Barbè Vladlen
Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic), Serious, Surrealism/dream-logic – digital 3D
9.99 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan)
A "serious" adaptation of the traditional "Kolobok" folk tale ("The Gingerbread Man" in English-speaking countries). What happens when one goes through life running away from those one meets?2011-08-11 -
The Last Wizards
Последние волшебники
Posledniye volshebniki
1979 – 00:10:20 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Kamenetskiy Mihail
Comedy, Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic) – puppet
18.07 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Eus, Aleksandr, Niffiwan₂)
Two wizards have trouble finding work in the modern world, and think up a convoluted scheme to make themselves relevant again.2019-12-20 -
Laughter and Grief by the White Sea ❤
Смех и горе у Бела Моря
Smekh i gorye u Bela Morya
1987 – 00:58:55 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Nosyrev Leonid
Comedy, Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic), History, Literature (Rus./East Slavic), Serious – cutout, drawn (cel), mixed
12.87 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan, AxmxZ₃, prodisney.ru members₃)
Stories from the people who live by the White Sea in Russia's far north.2020-12-23 -
The Little Tower ❤
Теремок
Teremok
1945 – 00:23:39 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Gromov Viktor, Hodatayeva Olga, Nosov Pyotr
Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic), Literature (Rus./East Slavic), War & battles – drawn (cel)
7.08 ws – Subtitles: English (needs_work⭳ – by Eus), English (ok⭳ – by Niffiwan, Eus), Russian (good⭳ – by Niffiwan)
The peaceful and hardworking inhabitants of a little tower-house experience an attack by enemies: the wolf, the fox and the bear. Based on Samuil Marshak's play of this traditional folk tale.2021-02-06 -
The Lost Letter ❤
Пропавшая грамота
Propavshaya gramota
1945 – 00:40:21 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Bredis Lamis, Brumberg Valentina, Brumberg Zinaida
Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic), Literature (Rus./East Slavic) – drawn (cel)
7.96 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan), English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan), Russian (ok⭳ – by Niffiwan)
A Cossack is tasked with delivering an imperial letter, and must go through hell itself. Based on the story by Gogol.2019-10-27 -
The Magic Bird
Волшебная птица
Volshebnaya ptitsa
1953 – 00:20:42 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Gromov Viktor
Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic) – drawn (cel)
9.89 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Niffiwan, Eus, Vissashpa₂), Russian (good⭳ – by Vissashpa, Eus₂)
Everywhere is a rumour about needlewoman Natalia the beauty. But Natalia will marry only the one who will surpass her in her skill. A youngster of Noble birth tries to win her heart by deceiving.2021-02-10 -
The Magic Mill
Чудо-мельница
Chudo-melnitsa
1950 – 00:18:37 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Hodatayeva Olga
Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic) – drawn (cel)
12.79 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Eus, Chapaev₂)
The Cat and the Rooster help the old man and the old woman. One day when the weather was bad they shelter the wood's animals under an old hut, but they were so numerous, that there wasn’t enough bread. Then the old man decided to construct a mill.2015-04-16 -
The Miracle Bell
Чудесный колокольчик
Chudesnyy kolokolchik
1949 – 00:20:03 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Brumberg Valentina, Brumberg Zinaida
Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic) – drawn (cel)
8.79 ws – Subtitles: English (unknown⭳ – by Eus, nfdfneq₂)
A malicious stepmother orders an old man to leave his daughter Masha in the forest. Once there, Masha, comes into the house of a Bear who orders her to play blind man’s buff with him.2014-10-14 -
A New Year Song from Father Frost
Новогодняя песенка Деда Мороза
Novogodnyaya pesenka Deda Moroza
1983 – 00:04:24 – Russian – Ekran – Tatarskiy Aleksandr
Christmas/New Year, Comedy, Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic), Musical/Opera – plasticine (2D)
16.39 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan₂)
Father Frost and a snowman sing a New Year's song.2020-04-21 -
New Year's Eve
Новогодняя ночь
Novogodnaya noch
1948 – 00:10:08 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Hodatayeva Olga
Christmas/New Year, Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic) – drawn (cel)
15.37 ws – Subtitles: English (unknown⭳ – by Eus)
The adventures of Father Frost, who finds a New Year's Tree for children, and gets involved in a contest between magic and modern technology.2012-11-26 -
Night on Bald Mountain ❤
Ночь на Лысой горе
Noch na Lysoy gorye
1998 – 00:10:19 – (wordless), Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Shakitskaya Galina
Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic), Misc., Musical/Opera – drawn (cel)
3.17 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan)
Set to the famous music by Mussorgskiy, it tells of the "bald mountain", a place where witches and evil spirits gather. Nearly wordless.2009-03-23 -
Ryaba
Ряба
Ryaba
2006 – 00:03:25 – Russian – A-Film – Malyshev Grigoriy
Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic) – digital 3D
9.35 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan)
A story about the difficult fate of a true artist.2011-08-10 -
Selva
Сельва
Selva
2007 – 00:05:30 – (wordless) – (no studio) – Merkulov Artur
Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic), NSFW / 18+ – digital 2D
0 ws
The motives of Slavic pagan folk legends and fairy tales are set to a meditative melody by voice vocalist Yana Veva and throat singing by Yan Nikitin. -
Sister Alyonushka and Brother Ivanushka ❤
Сестрица Алёнушка и братец Иванушка
Sestritsa Alyonushka i bratets Ivanushka
1953 – 00:10:11 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Hodatayeva Olga
Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic) – drawn (cel)
12.18 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Goodcabbage, Niffiwan₂, ihmissusi₂)
About Alyonushka and her disobedient little brother Ivanushka who didn’t listen to his sister, drank some water from a puddle and became a little goat.2021-02-20 -
The Story of the Old Oak
Сказка старого дуба
Skazka starogo duba
1949 – 00:10:11 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Hodatayeva Olga
Domestic life, Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic) – drawn (cel)
6.97 ws – Subtitles: English (unknown⭳ – by Eus, Chapaev₂)
A film-fairy tale about the boy Makar who does not understand or love the charms and riches of the green world surrounding him. The offended birds and trees leave the boy alone.2015-04-16 -
The Straw Bull-Calf
Соломенный бычок
Solomennyy bychok
1954 – 00:10:12 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Aristov Leonid, Hodatayeva Olga
Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic) – drawn (cel)
14.8 ws – Subtitles: English (unknown⭳ – by AlexCones)
About a grandfather, his grandson and a straw bull-calf who saved them from woodland-animal robbers. Based on a Ukrainian folk tale.2012-10-21 -
Straw Lark ❤
Соломенный жаворонок
Solomennyy zhavoronok
1980 – 00:18:29 – Russian – Ekran – Trofimov Yuriy
Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic), Musical/Opera – puppet
9.92 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Niffiwan, Eus, Chapaev₂), Russian (good⭳ – by Chapaev, Niffiwan₂, Eus₂)
A musical celebration of pagan Maslenitsa rites, with music by the renowned Pokrovksky Ensemble.2021-01-24 -
The Tale of a Soldier
Сказка о солдате
Skazka o soldatye
1948 – 00:20:03 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Brumberg Valentina, Brumberg Zinaida
Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic) – drawn (cel)
7.64 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan, Eus, Lemicnor₂)
This Russian folk tale tells of a soldier who, for his kindness to a wanderer, was gifted a wonderful sack with which he expelled evil spirits from a palace.2021-02-19 -
The Tale of Soldier Fedot, the Daring Fellow
Сказка про Федота-стрельца, удалого молодца
Pro Fedota-streltsa, udalogo molodtsa
2008 – 01:13:39 – Russian – Melnitsa – Steblyanko Lyudmila
Comedy, Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic), Literature (Rus./East Slavic) – cutout, digital 2D
12.73 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Alec Vagapov, Boris Bulgakov₃)
Based on the folksy verse-novel written by Leonid Filatov.2009-02-26 -
The Tale of the Blue Cloak
Сказка о синей свитке
Skazka o siney svitke
1997 – 00:10:00 – Russian – Belarusfilm – Turova Yelena
Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic), Romance – drawn (cel)
9.68 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan)
The story of how the daughter of a sorcerer-king helped her beloved prevail in the contest to win her hand.2009-10-07 -
The Tale of Tsar Saltan
Сказка о царе Салтане
Skazka o tsarye Saltanye
1943 – 00:35:00 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Basmanova Tatyana, Brumberg Valentina, Brumberg Zinaida
Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic), Literature (Rus./East Slavic) – drawn (cel)
9.06 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan, Eus, Louis Zelikoff)
A screen version of Pushkin’s fairy tale about Tsar Saltan, his son - the good and mighty bogatyr (knight) Prince Gvidon, and the fine Tsarevna Swan.2021-02-25 -
Three Bags with Tricks
Три мешка хитростей
Tri meshka hitrostey
1954 – 00:10:11 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Hodatayeva Olga, Nosov Pyotr
Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic) – drawn (cel)
12.89 ws – Subtitles: English (unknown⭳ – by Eus, september2014₂)
About an Artful Fox who gets caught in snare while stealing grapes, and uses her wits to escape. Based on a Ukrainian folk tale.2015-04-16 -
Tsar Durundai ❤
Царь Дурандай
Tsar Duranday
1934 – 00:20:10 – Russian – Mezhrabpomfilm – Brumberg Valentina, Brumberg Zinaida, Ivanov-Vano Ivan
Comedy, Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic), Politics – drawn (not cel)
5.41 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan₂, Lemicnor₂)
A somewhat political comedy based on Russian folklore, influenced by avant-garde art.2021-02-20 -
Under Yesteryear's Snowfall ❤
Падал прошлогодний снег
Padal proshlogodniy sneg
1983 – 00:19:51 – Russian – Ekran, Gosteleradio USSR – Tatarskiy Aleksandr
Comedy, Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic) – plasticine (2D)
15.53 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by AxmxZ)
A man is sent by his wife to find a New Year's Tree, and gets mixed up in various folk tales.2011-08-02 -
The Upstairs Mansion
Теремок
Teremok
1937 – 00:06:37 – Russian – Lenfilm – Sinitsyn Aleksandr, Syumkin Vitaliy
Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic) – drawn (cel)
5.62 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan₂, Vlad Vlad₂)
A free adaptation of the well known Russian folk tale.2021-02-19 -
When the Sand Will Rise... ❤
Когда песок взойдёт...
Kogda pesok vzoydyot...
1986 – 00:09:26 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Barinova Galina
Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic), Serious – drawn (cel)
7.46 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan), Russian (good⭳ – by Niffiwan)
A father exiles his son. Set to a Russian tragic lament.2010-09-02 -
Winter Tale ❤
Зимняя сказка
Zimnyaya skazka
1945 – 00:12:27 – (wordless) – Soyuzmultfilm – Ivanov-Vano Ivan
Christmas/New Year, Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic) – drawn (cel)
0 ws
The New Year arrives, helped out by all the forest animals and Father Frost.