Magic Pipe, The The Magic Pipe  ❤
Волшебная свирель
Volshebnaya svirel
1998 – 00:49:34 – ruRussian – AF Centre, F.A.F. Entertainment174, 175AF Centre, F.A.F. Entertainment – Tumelya MihailTumelya Mihail75
6, 10, 17, 22, 21Folklore & myth (Rus./USSR minorities), Literature (Rus./USSR minorities), Romance, Serious, War & battles – 2, 9, 12, 7, 4drawn (cel), live-action, mixed, powder, puppet
3.61 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by ?, Niffiwan), Spanish (unknown⭳ – by Don Medina), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Niffiwan)

A magical fairy tale based on the Ossetian national epos that tells us about the rivalry of strength and art, ancient evil and kind magic, pride and anxious love. Two suitors apply for the hand of the king's daughter: a famous warrior and a simple shepherd.

Magic Ring, The The Magic Ring  ❤
Волшебное кольцо
Volshebnoye koltso
1979 – 00:19:30 – ruRussian – Soyuzmultfilm1Soyuzmultfilm – Nosyrev LeonidNosyrev Leonid32
2, 5, 9, 17Comedy, Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic), Literature (Rus./East Slavic), Romance – 2drawn (cel)
7.35 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan), Spanish (unknown⭳ – by Yefren), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by DeafNet.ru), Russian (unknown⭳ – by DeafNet.ru)

A poor peasant lad befriends a snake, obtains a magic ring and decides to marry the princess, but the princess has other ideas. Based on the Pomor (Russian far north) folk take recorded and then rewritten by Boris Shergin.

Magic Spectacles, The The Magic Spectacles 0
Волшебные очки, Чарiвнi окуляри
Volshebnyye ochki, Charivni okulyary
1970 – 00:09:45 – ru, ukRussian, Ukrainian – Kievnauchfilm7Kievnauchfilm – Pruzhanskiy YefremPruzhanskiy Yefrem162
2, 11Comedy, Literature (non-Rus./USSR) – 2drawn (cel)
6.46 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan), English (good⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Mastak), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Niffiwan)

An owlet thinks the wisdom of his grandfather must come from his spectacles, and decides to borrow them. Based on the children's story by American writer Lilian Moore.

Magic Treasure Chest, The The Magic Treasure Chest 0
Волшебный клад
Volshebnyy klad
1950 – 00:19:20 – ruRussian – Soyuzmultfilm1Soyuzmultfilm – Babichenko DmitriyBabichenko Dmitriy92
6Folklore & myth (Rus./USSR minorities) – 2drawn (cel)
4.54 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan, Lemicnor₂), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Lemicnor, Niffiwan₃)

After the courageous and fair shepherd Bair rescues a magic bird from the claws of a black vulture, it rewards him with a magic treasure chest. Based on Buryat-Mongolian folklore.

Magic Wand, A A Magic Wand 0
Волшебная палочка
Volshebnaya palochka
1972 – 00:16:31 – ruRussian – Soyuzmultfilm1Soyuzmultfilm – Brumberg Valentina, Brumberg ZinaidaBrumberg Valentina, Brumberg Zinaida81, 82
2, 15Comedy, Politics – 2drawn (cel)
2.40 ws – Subtitles: English (unknown⭳ – by Eus, Lemicnor₂)

Real school kids were asked "What would you do if you had a magic wand?". The animation is based on their answers.

Mail Fish, The The Mail Fish 0
Почтовая рыбка
Pochtovaya rybka
1976 – 00:08:59 – ruRussian – Soyuzmultfilm1Soyuzmultfilm – Pekar VladimirPekar Vladimir189
4, 13, 17, 21Domestic life, Musical/Opera, Romance, War & battles – 2drawn (cel)
5.48 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Niffiwan, tverka, Eus₂), Spanish (unknown⭳ – by Yefren), Russian (unknown⭳ – by milf2010)

A little girl helps her older sister send a letter to her sweetheart seaman-submariner, by asking a small fish from her aquarium to help her.

Man and His Word, A A Man and His Word  ❤
Человек и слово
Chelovek i slovo
1973 – 00:08:52 – wl, ru, uk(wordless), Russian, Ukrainian – Kievnauchfilm7Kievnauchfilm – Sivokon YevgeniySivokon Yevgeniy47
2, 4, 12Comedy, Domestic life, Misc. – 2drawn (cel)
1.59 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan₃)

A series of visual sketches about people's relationship with words. No spoken dialogue.

Man in the Frame Man in the Frame  ❤
Человек в рамке
Chelovek v ramkye
1966 – 00:10:07 – ruRussian – Soyuzmultfilm1Soyuzmultfilm – Hitruk FyodorHitruk Fyodor1
12, 14Misc., NSFW / 18+ – 3, 2cutout, drawn (cel)
1.66 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by FBJ, Niffiwan₂)

The story of a man who put his career above everything else.

Man Who Could Fly, The The Man Who Could Fly 0
Человек, который умел летать
Chelovek, kotoryy umel letat
1968 – 00:09:38 – ruRussian – Kievnauchfilm7Kievnauchfilm – Sivokon YevgeniySivokon Yevgeniy47
2, 7Comedy, Folklore & myth (non-Rus./USSR) – 2drawn (cel)
2.63 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan, ?₂), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by ?, Niffiwan₃)

A little man has a dream that he can fly. Based on the story by Czech writer Karel Čapek.

Marathon, The The Marathon  ❤
Марафон
Marafon
1988 – 00:03:47 – wl, en(wordless), English – Belarusfilm, School of Advanced Studies for Screenwriters and Directors, Soyuzmultfilm21, 33, 1Belarusfilm, School of Advanced Studies for Screenwriters and Directors, Soyuzmultfilm – Petrov Aleksandr, Tumelya MihailPetrov Aleksandr, Tumelya Mihail44, 75
12Misc. – 2drawn (cel)
0.00 ws

Made by Russian and Belarussian student animators for the 60th anniversary of Mickey Mouse.

Maria, Mirabella Maria, Mirabella 0
Maria, Mirabela, Мария, Мирабела
Mariya, Mirabela
1981 – 01:05:08 – ro, ruRomanian, Russian – Moldova-Film, Romaniafilm, Soyuzmultfilm50, 108, 1Moldova-Film, Romaniafilm, Soyuzmultfilm – Bodyul Nataliya, Popescu-Gopo IonBodyul Nataliya, Popescu-Gopo Ion275, 326
7, 13Folklore & myth (non-Rus./USSR), Musical/Opera – 2, 9, 12drawn (cel), live-action, mixed
5.77 ws – Subtitles: English (unknown⭳ – by pittacuss99), English (unknown⭳ – by Michael Booth), English (unknown⭳ – by ?, Eus₂, Michael Booth₂), French (unknown⭳ – by Patri©k), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Карусель, FineReader₂)

A frog named Oaky gets frozen in ice, a glow-worm named Scăpirici gets his shoes on fire instead of letting them glow, and a butterfly named Omidè can't fly. Maria and Mirabela decided to take them to the forest fairy to help them, but can they make it there before midnight?

Mars-XX Mars-XX 0
Марс-ХХ
Mars-XX
1969 – 00:08:10 – ruRussian – Kievnauchfilm7Kievnauchfilm – Gurvich IrinaGurvich Irina175
15, 22, 20, 21Politics, Serious, Surrealism/dream-logic, War & battles – 3, 2cutout, drawn (cel)
0.87 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan), Vietnamese (unknown⭳ – by Cynir)

A scientist invents a new biological weapon of mass destruction and offers it to the god of war.

Martynko Martynko 0
Мартынко
Martynko
1987 – 00:10:28 – ruRussian – Soyuzmultfilm1Soyuzmultfilm – Nazarov EduardNazarov Eduard327
2, 9, 17Comedy, Literature (Rus./East Slavic), Romance – 2drawn (cel)
4.74 ws – Subtitles: Czech (unknown⭳ – by wero1000), English (good⭳ – by FBJ, Niffiwan, Yefren₂), Spanish (unknown⭳ – by Yefren), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by milf2010)

A poor soldier finds a magic pack of playing cards. Based on the story by Boris Shergin.

Marusia Bohuslavka Marusia Bohuslavka 0
Маруся Богуславка
Marusya Boguslavka, Marusya Bohuslavka
1966 – 00:10:11 – ukUkrainian – Kievnauchfilm7Kievnauchfilm – Vasilenko NinaVasilenko Nina104
8, 9, 13History, Literature (Rus./East Slavic), Musical/Opera – 2drawn (cel)
2.20 ws – Subtitles: English (unknown⭳ – by Eus, Vitaliy₂), Ukrainian (unknown⭳ – by Vitaliy, Eus₂)

About a Ukrainian girl made captive by Tatar invasions, a heroine sold to a Turkish harem, who freed 711 Cossack countrymen that were held captive for 30 years after a sea-raid gone wrong, but paid for it with her own death.

Masha's Concert Masha's Concert 0
Машенькин концерт
Mashenkin kontsert
1948 – 00:09:36 – ruRussian – Soyuzmultfilm1Soyuzmultfilm – Pashchenko MstislavPashchenko Mstislav179
2, 4, 15Comedy, Domestic life, Politics – 2drawn (cel)
3.72 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan)

The little girl Masha gets a sad toy negro doll as a gift from her mother, and puts on a concert with all her toys to cheer him up.

Masters of Geona, The The Masters of Geona 0
Хозяева Геоны
Hozyayeva Geony
1992 – 00:10:25 – ruRussian – Soyuztelefilm11Soyuztelefilm – Tishchenko GennadiyTishchenko Gennadiy420
9, 18Literature (Rus./East Slavic), Sci-fi & space – 2drawn (cel)
4.57 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by ?, Niffiwan, Eus₂), French (unknown⭳ – by Patri©k), Russian (unknown⭳ – by ?, Niffiwan₂), Vietnamese (unknown⭳ – by Cynir)

A species of vampire-birds causes problems for exploiting the minerals of a planet, but the ecological system of the planet proves to be more multifaceted than initially thought. Part 2. Based on Tishchenko's 1977 short story.

May-fairy, The The May-fairy 0
Веснянка
Vesnyanka
1961 – 00:09:59 – ru, ukRussian, Ukrainian – Kievnauchfilm7Kievnauchfilm – Vasilenko NinaVasilenko Nina104
5, 13Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic), Musical/Opera – 2drawn (cel)
4.42 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan, Chapaev₂, Gennady Zakharov₃), Russian (needs_work⭳ – by Chapaev, Eus₂)

A tale about the trials and tribulations of a spring fairy.

Mayakovsky Laughs Mayakovsky Laughs 0
Маяковский смеётся
Mayakovskiy smeyotsya
1975 – 01:22:17 – ruRussian – Mosfilm, Soyuzmultfilm75, 1Mosfilm, Soyuzmultfilm – Garanina Ideya, Karanovich Anatoliy, Tarasov Vladimir, Yutkevich SergeyGaranina Ideya, Karanovich Anatoliy, Tarasov Vladimir, Yutkevich Sergey28, 222, 57, 223
2, 9, 13, 15, 17, 20Comedy, Literature (Rus./East Slavic), Musical/Opera, Politics, Romance, Surrealism/dream-logic – 3, 2, 9, 12, 4cutout, drawn (cel), live-action, mixed, puppet
6.99 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by daftdigger, Max Hayward, Niffiwan, AlchemistOfSorrows₃, applesouce₃, corvusalbus₃, KimJongNumberUn₃, Veikko₃)

A little-seen experimental mix of live action and animation that is nominally adapted from Mayakovsky's play The Bedbug (about a hypothetical communist utopia) and his screenplay Forget All About the Fireplace.

Me and Jack Me and Jack 0
Мы с Джеком
My s Dzhekom
1973 – 00:09:51 – ruRussian – Soyuzmultfilm1Soyuzmultfilm – Samsonov VladimirSamsonov Vladimir91
2, 4, 17Comedy, Domestic life, Romance – 2drawn (cel)
4.83 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan₂), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by ?)

A boy and his faithful dog Jack rescue a girl who has fallen into an icy river.

Meeting, The The Meeting 0
Встреча, Зустріч
Vstrecha, Zustrich
1984 – 00:09:51 – ru, ukRussian, Ukrainian – Kievnauchfilm7Kievnauchfilm – Titov MihailTitov Mihail89
2, 18, 20Comedy, Sci-fi & space, Surrealism/dream-logic – 2drawn (cel)
4.96 ws – Subtitles: Czech (unknown⭳ – by wero1000), English (good⭳ – by Жукороп, Niffiwan₂), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Жукороп), Serbian (unknown⭳ – by ?)

An alien flies to the Earth and disguises itself as a human to find out what do earthlings think about the possibility of encountering extraterrestrial life forms.

Memento Mori Memento Mori 0
Memento mori
Memento mori
1996 – 00:00:57 – wl(wordless) – (no studio)14(no studio) – Bronzit KonstantinBronzit Konstantin64
2Comedy – 2drawn (cel)
0.00 ws

A girl pops a balloon.

Merry Artist, A A Merry Artist 0
Весёлый художник
Vesyolyy hudozhnik
1963 – 00:10:06 – wl(wordless) – Kievnauchfilm7Kievnauchfilm – Vasilenko NinaVasilenko Nina104
2, 4, 12Comedy, Domestic life, Misc. – 2drawn (cel)
0.00 ws

A little artist drawn on a page hears a child crying on a different page, so he climbs out to find her and see if he can cheer her up.

Merry-Go-Round 1 Merry-Go-Round 1  ❤
Весёлая карусель 1
Vesyolaya karusel 1
1969 – 00:09:51 – ruRussian – Soyuzmultfilm1Soyuzmultfilm – Barinova Galina, Nosyrev Leonid, Petrov Anatoliy, Sokolskiy GennadiyBarinova Galina, Nosyrev Leonid, Petrov Anatoliy, Sokolskiy Gennadiy54, 32, 125, 233
2, 11, 13, 20Comedy, Literature (non-Rus./USSR), Musical/Opera, Surrealism/dream-logic – 2drawn (cel)
4.02 ws – Subtitles: Arabic (unknown⭳ – by ?, Niffiwan), German (good⭳ – by Тихон, Niffiwan₂), English (ok⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Italian (unknown⭳ – by ?, Niffiwan), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Niffiwan)

The first entry of an acclaimed long-running series of short, artistically daring children's cartoons by promising new directors. Includes: "Mosaic" (either Nosyrev or Barinova), "Antoshka" (Nosyrev), "Absent-Minded Giovanni" (Anatoliy Petrov, based on a story by Italian writer Gianni Rodari), "Well, Just You Wait!" (Sokolskiy - the "pilot episode" of the most famous Soviet cartoon series).

Merry-Go-Round 10 Merry-Go-Round 10  ❤
Весёлая карусель 10
Vesyolaya karusel 10
1978 – 00:09:41 – ruRussian – Soyuzmultfilm1Soyuzmultfilm – Barinova Galina, Petrov Anatoliy, Ugarov ValeriyBarinova Galina, Petrov Anatoliy, Ugarov Valeriy54, 125, 225
2, 9, 12Comedy, Literature (Rus./East Slavic), Misc. – 3, 2cutout, drawn (cel)
4.14 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Niffiwan, Eus₂), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Niffiwan)

Includes: "The Parcel" (by Barinova, about a rat who receives a nice pair of boots in the mail), "Firefly" (by Petrov, adapting a poem by Vitaliy Korzhikov about a firefly who gets lost in the dark sea) and "The Butterfly and the Tiger" (by Ugarov, about how the tiger's mat in a zoo is far meaner than the tiger himself).

Merry-Go-Round 12 Merry-Go-Round 12 0
Весёлая карусель 12
Vesyolaya karusel 12
1983 – 00:09:36 – ruRussian – Soyuzmultfilm1Soyuzmultfilm – Gavrilko Yelena, Gorlenko Aleksandr, Mazayev AleksandrGavrilko Yelena, Gorlenko Aleksandr, Mazayev Aleksandr142, 141, 483
2, 12, 20Comedy, Misc., Surrealism/dream-logic – 2drawn (cel)
2.57 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by businka1, Niffiwan), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella)

The 12th entry of a long-running series of short cartoons by promising new directors. Includes: "Pencil and Eraser" (Gavrilko), "What Happened to the Crocodile?" (Gorlenko), "Echo" (Mazayev).