Puppet
A form of stop-motion animation created by moving puppets frame-by-frame. First used in the USSR by Aleksandr Ptushko in the 1930s, often in combination with live-action. Later 'rediscovered' by Yevgeney Migunov in 1953 at Soyuzmultfilm. His methods and tools became the base on which later puppet films would be made.
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Topsy-Turvy
Шиворот-навыворот
Shivorot-navyvorot
1981 – 00:09:44 – Russian – Ekran – Lerner Natan
Comedy – puppet
ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by анониМ), Russian (unknown⭳ – by ?)
For devils, the most important thing is to do something nasty to someone. They even learn this in school. But the sentimental Devil No.13 struggles to complete his homework due to his excessive kindness.2021-10-062021-10-06 -
The Tree-frog
Квакша
Kvaksha
1979 – 00:18:17 – Russian – Ekran – Aristov Leonid
Literature (Rus./East Slavic) – drawn (cel), mixed, powder, puppet
ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Eus, Lemicnor, Niffiwan₂), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (good⭳ – by Lemicnor, Eus₃, Niffiwan₃)
An еcological-themed story based on a tale by Konstantin Paustovsky.2022-05-142021-01-11 -
Two Camels Were A-Flying
Летели два верблюда
Leteli dva verblyuda
1988 – 00:09:26 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Strautmane Rasa
Comedy, Musical/Opera – puppet
ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan, Chapaev₂, Eus₂), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Chapaev, Eus₂, Niffiwan₃)
A little elephant and camel play around with composing a song. The neighbourhood cat dreams of starting a rock band together. A funny story about how some people should not create art.2025-12-082024-06-28 -
The Ugly Duckling ❤
Гадкий утёнок
Gadkiy utyonok
2010 – 01:15:37 – Russian – Stayer – Bardin Garri
Comedy, Literature (non-Rus./USSR), Musical/Opera, Serious – puppet
ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella)
An adaptation of Andersen's "The Ugly Duckling" set to the music of Chaykovskiy's "Swan Lake".2022-10-292020-12-22 -
The Undefeated
Непобеждённые
Nepobezhdyonnyye
1987 – 00:10:17 – Russian – Ekran – Trofimov Yuriy
Literature (non-Rus./USSR), Politics – puppet
ws – Subtitles: Czech (unknown⭳ – by wero1000), English (good⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan, Alevtina₂), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Alevtina, Niffiwan₂), Vietnamese (unknown⭳ – by Cynir)
Based on the tales about Gavroche in the novel Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. Set in the period of the French Revolution (the early 19th century).2021-01-042021-09-16 -
Vanka Zhukov
Ванька Жуков
Vanka Zhukov
1981 – 00:09:54 – Russian – Kievnauchfilm – Zarubin Leonid
Christmas/New Year, Literature (Rus./East Slavic), Serious – cutout, live-action, mixed, puppet
ws – Subtitles: Czech (unknown⭳ – by wero1000), English (good⭳ – by Ivy Litvinov, Eus₂, Niffiwan₂), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan₂), Vietnamese (unknown⭳ – by Cynir)
An orphan apprentice shoemaker boy stays up on Christmas Eve to write a letter to his grandfather about his terrible life in the city. Based on Chekhov's 1886 short story.2023-12-242023-11-06 -
Vanya and the Crocodile
Ваня и крокодил
Vanya i krokodil
1984 – 00:09:34 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Dabizha Nataliya
Literature (Rus./East Slavic) – cutout, mixed, puppet
ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Dennis Keen), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella)
A crocodile appears in the city, and everyone is afraid of him except for one boy. Based on the story by Chukovskiy.2023-10-192021-03-02 -
The Vending Machine
Автомат
Avtomat
1965 – 00:09:56 – (wordless) – Soyuzmultfilm – Kovalevskaya Inessa
Comedy, Domestic life, Literature (Rus./East Slavic) – puppet
ws
Daily-life satire about a not-that-well-functioning machine. Based on a story by Ya. Vagner.2021-03-23 -
The Visual Aid
Ненаглядное пособие
Nenaglyadnoye posobiye
1991 – 00:09:31 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Ufimtsev Ivan
Comedy – puppet
ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella)
The four jungle friends learn how to do math. For young children. "38 Parrots" #10.2021-12-032021-12-03 -
War ❤
Sõda, Война
Soda, Voyna
1987 – 00:16:37 – (wordless), Estonian – Tallinnfilm – Unt Riho, Volmer Hardi
NSFW / 18+, Serious, War & battles – live-action, puppet
ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Niffiwan)
The peaceful life of a bat in an old mill is interrupted when artillery blasts a hole in the roof.2022-02-212022-02-21 -
Welcome
Добро пожаловать
Dobro pozhalovat
2017 – 00:06:59 – (wordless) – Pchela – Kutukina Polina
Religion – puppet
ws
The story of the relationship between a young abbot and an old woman for whom the church had become her true home.2021-06-05 -
Welcome Grandmother
Встречайте бабушку
Vstrechaytye babushku
1984 – 00:10:03 – Russian – Ekran – Strautmane Rasa
Comedy, Domestic life – puppet
ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan, nfdfneq₂), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by nfdfneq, Eus₂)
A true household comedy. Parents too busy with their own concerns, so who pays attention to the kid and each other?2020-06-042021-10-01 -
What a Miracle...
Вот какие чудеса...
Vot kakiye chudesa...
1965 – 00:09:01 – (wordless), Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Kamenetskiy Mihail, Ufimtsev Ivan
Comedy, Religion – puppet
ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Eus)
A conman priest sells "holy water" to the gullible public. An anti-religious comedic film aimed at adults.2018-01-022021-08-06 -
What If It Works? ❤
А вдруг получится!
A vdrug poluchitsya!
1978 – 00:07:12 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Ufimtsev Ivan
Comedy – puppet
ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Mr. Icon), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella)
"38 Parrots" #5.2020-05-052021-12-02 -
When Little Bear Wakes Up
Когда медвежонок проснётся
Kogda medvezhonok prosnyotsya
1979 – 00:15:38 – Russian – Ekran – Rozovskaya Olga
Comedy – puppet
ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Niffiwan)
Long Ears and his friends try to wake Little Bear from his winter hibernation. Film 2 of 5.2024-12-052024-12-05 -
When the Master Was a Horse
Как пан конём был
Kak pan konyom byl
2004 – 00:13:26 – Russian – Pilot – Tatarskiy Aleksandr, Telegin Valentin
Comedy, Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic) – puppet
ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Eus, Mountain of Gems, Niffiwan), English (needs_work⭳ – by Mountain of Gems), Spanish (unknown⭳ – by Curucuta), Russian (unknown⭳ – by bublik), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Mountain of Gems)
A Belorussian tale: A harsh Master doesn't give his workmen any rest and refuses to buy a horse to help them. A house-elf, fed up with this behaviour, magically turns him into a horse. S01E052021-11-152021-11-15 -
Where the Little Elephant Goes
Куда идёт слонёнок
Kuda idyot slonyonok
1977 – 00:08:11 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Ufimtsev Ivan
Comedy – puppet
ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan₂), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Soyuzmultfilm, Pechkin₂)
Monkey, Boa and Parrot try to imagine where Little Elephant might be going. 38 Parrots" #4. For Children.2022-05-222021-12-02 -
The White Heron
Белая цапля
Belaya tsaplya
1987 – 00:16:43 – Russian – Ekran – Buzinova Maya, Douksha Iosif
Literature (Rus./East Slavic) – puppet
ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Aleksandr, Eus, Niffiwan₂), Spanish (unknown⭳ – by ?), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Aleksandr, Eus₂)
Upon the fashionable Isolda's whim, practically all white herons were annihilated. But then Isolda was turned into a white egret herself...2022-04-102021-01-12 -
Who Said "Meow"? ❤
Кто сказал «мяу»?
Kto skazal "myau"?
1962 – 00:09:12 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Degtyaryov Vladimir
Comedy, Literature (Rus./East Slavic) – live-action, puppet
ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan), Spanish (unknown⭳ – by Kino), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Portuguese (unknown⭳ – by JonatasdaCosta), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Niffiwan, Eus₂)
A puppy hears a "meow", but can't find the creature who said it. Based on the well-known children's story by Vladimir Suteyev.2023-12-252023-10-13 -
Why Does the Camel Need an Orange? ❤
Зачем верблюду апельсин?
Zachem verblyudu apelsin?
1986 – 00:09:18 – Russian – Ekran – Kalisher Yulian
Comedy, Musical/Opera, Surrealism/dream-logic – cutout, mixed, powder, puppet
ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Niffiwan, Chapaev₂, Eus₂), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Chapaev, Eus₂, Niffiwan₂)
A musically playful, absurd animation in which each Russian word in the title (Why, Camel, Orange) stands for a plot and tale of its own.2024-01-072024-01-07 -
Winter Days ❤
冬の日
Fuyu no Hi
2003 – 00:39:04 – Japanese – (no studio) – Kawamoto Kihachiro, Norshteyn Yuriy, Petrov Aleksandr
Literature (non-Rus./USSR) – cutout, digital 2D, digital 3D, drawn (cel), drawn (not cel), mixed, paint, puppet
ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Haruo Shirane), Spanish (unknown⭳ – by Yefren), Russian (good⭳ – by Тайши и Ладо ФилоДикэ, Igor Piter₂, lil-kodomo₃, Yule₃)
A collaborative animated film based on a 17th-century Japanese collaborative poem. Each subsequent line was animated by a different director; 36 in total.2012-12-112021-05-11 -
Wolf and Calf
Волк и телёнок
Volk i telyonok
1984 – 00:10:05 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Kamenetskiy Mihail
Literature (Rus./East Slavic), Misc. – puppet
ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by FBJ, Niffiwan), Spanish (unknown⭳ – by Carolina Valtuille), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by matuk, Argopoiss₃), Hebrew (unknown⭳ – by shuja1410), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Marian Smolik, RNDr, Dusan Turek₂, Konceptual CZ₂, Niffiwan₃), Vietnamese (unknown⭳ – by Cynir)
A wolf decides that a calf is still too little to eat, and decides to adopt him to let him grow a bit bigger... Based on the short story by Mikhail Lipskerov.2024-07-172022-12-13 -
Wolf and Crane
Волк и журавль
Volk i zhuravl
1936 – 00:06:38 – Russian – Mosfilm – Benderskaya Mariya
Literature (Rus./East Slavic) – live-action, puppet
ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Niffiwan), Vietnamese (unknown⭳ – by Cynir)
A wolf chokes on a bone, and a crane helps him out, but he's not very grateful. Based on the parable by Krylov. Artistic supervisor: A. Ptushko.2023-08-062022-03-22 -
The Wolf and the Seven Little Goats
Волк и семеро козлят
Volk i semero kozlyat
1938 – 00:13:08 – Russian – Mosfilm – Mokil Sarra
Comedy, Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic), Musical/Opera – puppet
ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Niffiwan), Russian (ok⭳ – by Niffiwan, Cynir₃, vasiv₃), Ukrainian (unknown⭳ – by Cynir, Niffiwan₃), Vietnamese (unknown⭳ – by Cynir)
A goat asks her seven kids not to open the door to anyone, especially the wolf who's trying to trick them and steal them away. Based on the Russian folk tale.2025-09-102023-07-10 -
Wonderful New Year's Night
Imeline nääriöö
Imeline naarioo
1984 – 00:09:55 – (wordless), Estonian – Tallinnfilm – Unt Riho, Volmer Hardi
Christmas/New Year – puppet
ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan)
Two defective, rejected toys head out on New Year's night to find a home for themselves.2025-12-032025-12-03



















