Drawn (cel)
2D animation drawn by hand on sheets of transparent plastic called cels (celluloids). It appeared in the Soviet Union in the late 1930s, replacing the previously-dominant technique of drawing on paper and cutting out the characters. It was a faster technique, but limited the possible drawing tools that could be used, and thus limited the illustration style. From the late 1950s onwards, other animation techniques increasingly began to be used, and it became obsolete in the 2000s with the advent of digital animation.
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Results per page: Total results: 894 listed out of 896 in database (2 films still need English subtitles).
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A Man and His Word ❤
Человек и слово
Chelovek i slovo
1973 – 00:08:52 – (wordless), Russian, Ukrainian – Kievnauchfilm – Sivokon Yevgeniy
Comedy, Domestic life, Misc. – drawn (cel)
1.59 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan₃)
A series of visual sketches about people's relationship with words. No spoken dialogue.2025-09-262025-09-25 -
Man in the Frame ❤
Человек в рамке
Chelovek v ramkye
1966 – 00:10:07 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Hitruk Fyodor
Misc., NSFW / 18+ – cutout, drawn (cel)
1.66 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by FBJ, Niffiwan₂)
The story of a man who put his career above everything else.2022-03-302022-03-30 -
The Man Who Could Fly
Человек, который умел летать
Chelovek, kotoryy umel letat
1968 – 00:09:38 – Russian – Kievnauchfilm – Sivokon Yevgeniy
Comedy, Folklore & myth (non-Rus./USSR) – drawn (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.2025-07-142025-07-13 -
The Marathon ❤
Марафон
Marafon
1988 – 00:03:47 – (wordless), English – Belarusfilm, School of Advanced Studies for Screenwriters and Directors, Soyuzmultfilm – Petrov Aleksandr, Tumelya Mihail
Misc. – drawn (cel)
0.00 ws
Made by Russian and Belarussian student animators for the 60th anniversary of Mickey Mouse.2021-01-06 -
Maria, Mirabella
Maria, Mirabela, Мария, Мирабела
Mariya, Mirabela
1981 – 01:05:08 – Romanian, Russian – Moldova-Film, Romaniafilm, Soyuzmultfilm – Bodyul Nataliya, Popescu-Gopo Ion
Folklore & myth (non-Rus./USSR), Musical/Opera – drawn (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?2021-10-292021-10-21 -
Mars-XX
Марс-ХХ
Mars-XX
1969 – 00:08:10 – Russian – Kievnauchfilm – Gurvich Irina
Politics, Serious, Surrealism/dream-logic, War & battles – cutout, 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.2023-11-022022-11-06 -
Martynko
Мартынко
Martynko
1987 – 00:10:28 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Nazarov Eduard
Comedy, Literature (Rus./East Slavic), Romance – drawn (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.2022-05-172022-05-12 -
Marusia Bohuslavka
Маруся Богуславка
Marusya Boguslavka, Marusya Bohuslavka
1966 – 00:10:11 – Ukrainian – Kievnauchfilm – Vasilenko Nina
History, Literature (Rus./East Slavic), Musical/Opera – drawn (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.2016-06-102021-02-02 -
Masha's Concert
Машенькин концерт
Mashenkin kontsert
1948 – 00:09:36 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Pashchenko Mstislav
Comedy, Domestic life, Politics – drawn (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.2022-07-232022-07-23 -
The Masters of Geona
Хозяева Геоны
Hozyayeva Geony
1992 – 00:10:25 – Russian – Soyuztelefilm – Tishchenko Gennadiy
Literature (Rus./East Slavic), Sci-fi & space – drawn (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.2023-03-172023-03-17 -
The May-fairy
Веснянка
Vesnyanka
1961 – 00:09:59 – Russian, Ukrainian – Kievnauchfilm – Vasilenko Nina
Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic), Musical/Opera – drawn (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.2025-12-052021-09-20 -
Mayakovsky Laughs
Маяковский смеётся
Mayakovskiy smeyotsya
1975 – 01:22:17 – Russian – Mosfilm, Soyuzmultfilm – Garanina Ideya, Karanovich Anatoliy, Tarasov Vladimir, Yutkevich Sergey
Comedy, Literature (Rus./East Slavic), Musical/Opera, Politics, Romance, Surrealism/dream-logic – cutout, 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.2019-11-242021-04-18 -
Me and Jack
Мы с Джеком
My s Dzhekom
1973 – 00:09:51 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Samsonov Vladimir
Comedy, Domestic life, Romance – drawn (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.2021-10-012021-10-01 -
The Meeting
Встреча, Зустріч
Vstrecha, Zustrich
1984 – 00:09:51 – Russian, Ukrainian – Kievnauchfilm – Titov Mihail
Comedy, Sci-fi & space, Surrealism/dream-logic – drawn (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.2021-11-172021-10-24 -
Memento Mori
Memento mori
Memento mori
1996 – 00:00:57 – (wordless) – (no studio) – Bronzit Konstantin
Comedy – drawn (cel)
0.00 ws
A girl pops a balloon.2021-01-23 -
A Merry Artist
Весёлый художник
Vesyolyy hudozhnik
1963 – 00:10:06 – (wordless) – Kievnauchfilm – Vasilenko Nina
Comedy, Domestic life, Misc. – drawn (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.2025-04-16 -
Merry-Go-Round 1 ❤
Весёлая карусель 1
Vesyolaya karusel 1
1969 – 00:09:51 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Barinova Galina, Nosyrev Leonid, Petrov Anatoliy, Sokolskiy Gennadiy
Comedy, Literature (non-Rus./USSR), Musical/Opera, Surrealism/dream-logic – drawn (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).2023-06-172022-10-04 -
Merry-Go-Round 12
Весёлая карусель 12
Vesyolaya karusel 12
1983 – 00:09:36 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Gavrilko Yelena, Gorlenko Aleksandr, Mazayev Aleksandr
Comedy, Misc., Surrealism/dream-logic – drawn (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).2025-05-252025-05-24 -
Merry-Go-Round 16 ❤
Весёлая карусель 16
Vesyolaya karusel 16
1985 – 00:08:25 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Mititello Tatyana, Morozov Vladimir
Comedy, Domestic life, Literature (Rus./East Slavic), Surrealism/dream-logic – drawn (cel)
3.77 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan, LalaHeb₂), Russian (good⭳ – by Niffiwan)
Includes: "The Miracle Tree" (by Morozov, adapting Chukovsky's silly poem about a tree that grows shoes), "The Game" (by Mititello, about a boy who defends himself from dangers while trying to make a rainbow).2025-12-302025-12-30 -
Merry-Go-Round 2 ❤
Весёлая карусель 2
Vesyolaya karusel 2
1970 – 00:10:04 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Nosyrev Leonid, Petrov Anatoliy, Strautmane Rasa
Comedy, Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic), Literature (Rus./East Slavic), Musical/Opera – drawn (cel)
2.30 ws – Subtitles: German (good⭳ – by Тихон, Eus₂, Niffiwan₂), German (ok⭳ – by Тихон), Greek (unknown⭳ – by ?), English (good⭳ – by Mr. Icon), English (good⭳ – by Mr. Icon, Niffiwan, Eus₂), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Croatian (unknown⭳ – by M de Vega, Niffiwan₂), Italian (unknown⭳ – by ?), Russian (unknown⭳ – by ?), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Niffiwan, Eus₂), Vietnamese (unknown⭳ – by Cynir)
Includes: "Cock-and-Bull Story" (by Strautmane, adapting a nonsense poem), "The First" (by Anatoliy Petrov, in which some scouts go on a hike) and "Two Merry Ganders" (by Nosyrev, the most famous of the shorts, featuring a song about two geese).2023-06-172022-10-04 -
Merry-Go-Round 3 ❤
Весёлая карусель 3
Vesyolaya karusel 3
1971 – 00:09:47 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Nosyrev Leonid, Petrov Anatoliy, Ugarov Valeriy
Comedy, Literature (Rus./East Slavic), Musical/Opera, Sci-fi & space – drawn (cel)
5.29 ws – Subtitles: German (good⭳ – by Тихон, Eus₂, Niffiwan₂), English (ok⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan, ?₂), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Niffiwan, Eus₂, Тихон₃)
Includes: "The Devastation" (by Ugarov, adapting Eduard Uspenskiy's poem about a destroyed apartment), "The Blue Meteorite" (by Petrov, adapting a sci-fi poem by Roman Sef) and "Ginger, Ginger, Freckled Redhead" (by Nosyrev, a song in which a boy gets teased for being a ginger).2022-10-222022-10-06 -
Merry-Go-Round 4
Весёлая карусель 4
Vesyolaya karusel 4
1972 – 00:09:20 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Barinova Galina, Nosyrev Leonid, Petrov Anatoliy
Comedy, Literature (Rus./East Slavic) – drawn (cel), drawn (not cel)
5.12 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Niffiwan, Eus₂)
Includes: "About a Freaky Frog" (by Barinova, adapting Tsyferov's story of a conversation between a cow and a frog), "The Silent Hamster" (by Nosyrev, adapting Eduard Shim's story of a resourceful and underestimated hamster) and "A Merry Little Old Man" (by Petrov, adapting Daniil Kharms' poem).2022-10-152022-10-15 -
Merry-Go-Round 5
Весёлая карусель 5
Vesyolaya karusel 5
1973 – 00:09:33 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Barinova Galina, Petrov Anatoliy, Sokolskiy Gennadiy, Ugarov Valeriy
Domestic life, Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic), Literature (Rus./East Slavic), Sci-fi & space, Surrealism/dream-logic – drawn (cel), paint
6.60 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Niffiwan, Eus₂)
Featuring: "Could This Movie Be About You?" (Ugarov) - a girl makes a mess while her mom's away, "Who Is Grazing In the Meadow" (Barinova) - a farm animal riddle, "The Miracle" (Petrov) - kids in a futuristic city find something very special, "Tall Tales Face to Face" (Sokolskiy) - a man from far away relates the odd customs of his home.2026-01-122022-10-21 -
Merry-Go-Round 6
Весёлая карусель 6
Vesyolaya karusel 6
1974 – 00:09:31 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Barinova Galina, Morozov Vladimir
Comedy, Literature (Rus./East Slavic) – drawn (cel)
6.44 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan, Chapaev₂), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Niffiwan)
Includes: "The Treatment of Vasiliy" (by Morozov, adapting Petrushevskaya's story of a doctor who treats a giant), "Mishmash" (by Barinova, adapting Korney Chukovskiy's absurd story of animals who decide to change roles with other animals).2023-10-242023-10-24 -
Merry-Go-Round 7
Весёлая карусель 7
Vesyolaya karusel 7
1975 – 00:09:57 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Barinova Galina, Nazarov Eduard
Comedy, Literature (Rus./East Slavic), Musical/Opera – cutout, drawn (cel)
5.77 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Niffiwan, LalaHeb₂), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (good⭳ – by Niffiwan)
Includes: "The Silly Horse" (by Barinova, adapting Vadim Levin's poem about a horse who buys galoshes), "The Little Hippo" (by Nazarov, adapting Emma Moshkovskaya's story about a lonely little hippo).2025-12-212025-12-21
























