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Big animation studio " Pilot"
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We live in Russia.
Our coat of arms is a two-headed eagle.
It holds in his claws a scepter and orb .
The Russian flag is white, blue and red.
Her capital is the city of Moscow.
In total, Russia has more than a thousand cities.
Each of them is famous for something.
One of them is Nizhny Novgorod.
Founded by the Suzdal Prince Yury Vsyevolodovitch
In 1221.
Some centuries ago, in the Russia darkest hour ,
when Moscow was occupied by the enemy,
the militia of Nizhny Novgorod came to the aid of the capital
and drove away the invaders.
Ringleaders of these brave warriors were Minin and Pozharsky
In Moscow as well as Nizhny Novgorod there is an identical monument for them.
In Nizhny Novgorod began the production of the first cars of the country .
The Gaz.
The Pobyeda (Victory).
The Volga.
The Chaika (Seagull).
In the city-province*, also lies the village *krai, comparable to the German kreiss
Khokhloma,
known for it's elegant woodwork painted with colorful patterns.
Here are also told the most interesting fairy-tales
And each of them is like a precious stone.
Mountain of Gems
Nikita Kozhumyaka
In ancient times,
on the banks of the Svetloj river,
on a broad hill stood a great Russian city.
Everything in the city was beautiful,
It was a rich city,
where good people lived:
skilled artisans,
bearded merchants,
noble boyars,
but most famous the city was for its beautiful women.
The City was ruled by a Grand Duke.
People thrived and didn't know grief.
But then there came a black cloud!
Inside it lived a scary dragon.
He began to rob, no, ruin the people..
Don't dare to defend the town!
I'll zing you all with fire!
and dissolve you into dust!
If you want to stay alive ,
Be a good hand to me!
I'll come flying to you to eat fair maidens.
Ooooy !
And the Dragon dragged away the young princess.
But she was such a beauty,
that he did not eat her right away,
but decided to marry her.
The serpent lived in a cave with his aunt Baba-Yaga.
Ouch! What are you doing?
Look old woman, what a beauty I brought.
She was the young wife of the prince ,
but now she is my wife.
Set the table Baba Yaga! I want to feast!
Hurry up, you old hag!
Flying ducks,
Flyiiiing duuuucks...
And two geese .... eees.
And .. St. .. t . !
and all that. I'm off to sleep.
Meanwhile in the palace the prince thought his young wife was killed .
But her small dog whines,
and wants to look for his mistress.
The prince thinks that dog wants to cry to the wind.
Let me help, Grandma, please!
What's it to you, then?
Don't you know who I am ?
I'm called Baba Yaga!
The evil and insidious!
Yes, but I've become old.
What a difference to how it was before!
Oh, how much fun it was!
Me and the Serpent went for weeks without food, nor sleep
doing nasty things to each other.
Ah, old age is not a joy.
I'm not a rival to the Serpent anymore.
Now he flies to the Svetloj river alone.
to bring hell and damnation to people.
And then he returns, but I, old woman, had enough.
Is it possible to lift ones hand against him, grandma ?
Stand up against him?!
Is there no one in the world,
that could slay the serpent?
There is only one man.
His name is Nikita Kozhumyaka .
A hefty peasant with innumerable powers.
that could save the skin of the settlement.
What if I would send a letter to the prince?
That he should command Nikita to defeat the Dragon.
He can beat him, but not kill him,
Nevertheless a good trashing would be fine,
It would benefit us all.
Send Nikita Kozhemyakov to fight the Serpent.
Nikita ! the Prince is coming to you!
When Nikita Kozhumyaka saw the prince
he tore all 12 skins in half.
so surprised he was.
Nikita, please go to fight the Dragon ,
to save our land from the fierce reptile!
And save my dear wife !
God be with you , Prince,
I am a craftsman, a timid man,
When I saw you here,
I was so startled that I tore all the skins.
Quit a loss...
So don't want to go?
No, I can not.
So the prince got turned down,
and he went home to write a letter to Princess .
As Nikita did not want to fight the Serpent.
He was too scared.
Isn't there another hero that can beat the serpent?
Maybe there is, but I never heard of him.
In the meantime you're searching for him,
The serpent will have snatched every beauty from the city.
Nikita needs to be persuaded!
Let people go begging him!
And all people of the prince gathered to beg Nikita.
Uncle Nikita , have pity on us!
Yet another year or two, and we'll have grown up,
and be carried off by the Serpent!
Alright, I'll go then.
Enough of this adversary that destroys out lives
Nikita wrapped himself in hemp ropes,
had himself cast a mace
Pulled the heavy mace out of the ground,
and followed the dog to the Serpent's lair .
Hey ! Come , Come to the open field Dragon!
Don't hide in your lair !
Why don't you quit with all the noise, and let me sleep!
Is this really necessary?
Get out of our land, while you're still in one piece!
Remove yourself while you're still intact!
Well, come out to fight, you dog!
Well, let's have some fun!
and mash your bones!
So they began to fight.
All around the land was rumbling.
Three days and three nights Nikita fought with the Serpent .
On the fourth day, tired,...
they sat down to rest.
I'm hungry ...
Yes, would like a bite too...
Hey, old woman ! Bring us some food!
Well, there isn't anything!
Only some amanita's remained,
Well those and some things we dried for the winter.
So, mushrooms then?
No thanks.
Well, if there is nothing to eat,
then let's at least play some cards .
You give up?
Let's play for it, then!
Oh! If I win, I'll eat you.
Deal!
Well, if I win, I'll eat you!
You? Me?
Yes, you!
Who else?
That scared the serpent.
If Nikita won convincingly,
was he really going to eat him?
Listen , Nikita.
Well, anywhere on the earth there is no one stronger than us.
Let's divide the land equally:
You will live on one half ,
and I'll live on the other.
Well, if we agree on sharing.
Let's plow a border.
The master smiths build a gigantic plow,
Nikita harnessed the serpent,
and they began to divide the land.
Day and night they plowed.
They walked through the fields , through the woods ,
through the mountains, across the deserts,
And they plowed a border till they reached the Caspian Sea.
Well, Nikita, now we have divided the land.
Choose the side that you want to be yours.
The earth is something we split...
Now, let's divide the sea.
Oh? why should we divide the sea?
Well, if you do not want the sea,
I'll take all of it then.
Well no, let's divide further.
just to be fair.
The dragon pulled the plow further,
And went down in the waters of the sea .
Deeper and deeper.
It hasn't been seen ever since.
Nikita didn't want anything for his work.
He went home, back to kneading his skins.
The young princess returned to her husband.
And they began to live even better than before.
And Baba Yaga is still alive too.
She uses to come to the sea
and sigh towards the Dragon .
Although you are my nephew,
Phoei! You shamed our family..
Screenwriter & producer Zoya Trofimov
director Yuri Cherenkov
Art director Zoya Trofimov
composer Boris Efremov
sound Elena Nikolaeva
Voice-actor Yuri Kovalenko
music artists Bokaryov Ivan Chapkovsky Andrei Platonov Anastasia Anastasia Efimova , Klyukova Marina Efremov, Boris
animators Yuri Cherenkov Polina Novikova
assistant artist Antonenkova Olga
assistant director Maria Kullanda
photography and special effects A. Puchnin, S Vasilenko
thanks to Andrew Vernidub, Michael Aldashin, Andy Blezdeyl
production manager Igor Gelashvili
On the plasticine intro worked :
A. Tatarsky , V. Telegin , S. Merinov, A. Zemlinsky , Yu. Dashchynski, S. Vasilenko , A. Levitsky , L. Pochivalov
Arts Council of the project:
E. Nazarov , V. Telegin , G. Zakolodyazhny , EA Chernova , S. Merinov.
General producer of the project I. Gelashvili Local producer I. Kaplichnaya
project manager A. Tatarsky
the film was shot with the support of the Federal Agency for Culture and Cinematography
The End Subs by Aleksandr & Eus Nov. 2013
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