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: 912 listed out of 914 in database (2 films still need English subtitles).
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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 20
Весёлая карусель 20
Vesyolaya karusel 20
1990 – 00:09:13 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Golovanova Nataliya, Guryev Aleksandr, Koshkin Nikolay
Comedy, Domestic life, Literature (non-Rus./USSR), Literature (Rus./East Slavic), Musical/Opera – drawn (cel)
5.19 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan), Russian (good⭳ – by Niffiwan)
Includes: "Two Hands" (by Koshkin, adapting Aleksey Shlygin's poem about a boy who wishes he had 10 hands), "The Glass" (by Guryev, adapting Oleg Grigoryev's nonsense story about some glaziers who install a warped glass window) and "Little Ram" (by Golovanova, adapting Samuil Marshak's translation of "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep", an English folk song about the shearing of a ram).2026-02-122026-02-11 -
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 -
Merry-Go-Round 9 ❤
Весёлая карусель 9
Vesyolaya karusel 9
1977 – 00:09:27 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Kayukov Leonid, Nazarov Eduard
Comedy, Literature (Rus./East Slavic), Musical/Opera – drawn (cel)
4.09 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan, Eus₂), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella)
Includes: "For a Flick-on-the-Head" (by Kayukov, about a bunny who gives carrots only in return for flicks on the head), "Clown" (by Kayukov, based on Emma Moshkovskaya's short poem) and "The Princess and the Cannibal" (by Nazarov, adapting Genrikh Sapgir's poem about a delightful princess who gets lost in the woods in frightful weather... or maybe the other way around?).2026-02-282026-02-28 -
Meteor in the Ring
Метеор на ринге
Meteor na ringe
1970 – 00:18:56 – (wordless), Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Dyozhkin Boris
Comedy, Sports – drawn (cel)
0.69 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Niffiwan), Russian (good⭳ – by Niffiwan)
The teams "Meteor" and "Pennant" compete in the boxing ring.2021-02-022021-02-02 -
Midnight Games
Полночные игры
Polnochnyye igry
1991 – 00:05:55 – (wordless) – Panorama Animation Film Studio, Pilot – Gazizov Rinat
Comedy – drawn (cel)
0.00 ws
After a man falls asleep, his various body parts have lives of their own.2021-01-26 -
Mikhalkov's Fables
Басни Михалкова
Basni Mihalkova
1975 – 00:09:45 – Russian – Soyuztelefilm – Babichenko Dmitriy
Comedy, Literature (Rus./East Slavic) – drawn (cel)
2.37 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan)
An adaptation of two fables by Sergei Mikhalkov: "A Rooster Comes Visiting" and "The Boar and the Horse-Collar".2024-02-292024-02-29 -
Mind Your Nerves!
Осторожно - нервы!
Ostorozhno - nervy!
1975 – 00:07:11 – (wordless), Russian – Kievnauchfilm – Sivokon Yevgeniy
Domestic life, Surrealism/dream-logic – drawn (cel), live-action, mixed
1.26 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan)
How our nerves try to keep us healthy.2022-12-072022-01-07 -
Miniatures-86
Миниатюры-86
Miniatyury-86
1986 – 00:08:19 – (wordless) – Ekran – Samsonov Vladimir
Misc., War & battles – drawn (cel), paint
0.68 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Eus), Spanish (unknown⭳ – by ?)
3 short films about peace. "Balance", "Duel" and "Hope".2015-06-202021-01-26 -
The Miracle Bell
Чудесный колокольчик
Chudesnyy kolokolchik
1949 – 00:20:03 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Brumberg Valentina, Brumberg Zinaida
Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic) – drawn (cel)
5.11 ws – Subtitles: Czech (unknown⭳ – by wauhelly), English (unknown⭳ – by Eus, nfdfneq₂), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by анониМ), Slovak (unknown⭳ – by M. M.), Vietnamese (unknown⭳ – by Cynir)
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.2023-06-202021-02-22 -
Miracles
Чудеса
Chudesa
1990 – 00:07:00 – (wordless) – Pilot – Delyusin Yevgeniy
Comedy – drawn (cel)
0.00 ws
Kubik and Rubik do a magic show.2021-07-30 -
Miracles of Technology
Чудеса техники
Chudesa tekhniki
1986 – 00:08:48 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Kachanov Roman
Comedy, Sci-fi & space – drawn (cel)
6.03 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan, Chapaev₂), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Chapaev, Eus₂, Niffiwan₂)
Schoolkids attempt to use technology to solve their schoolwork, but it doesn't work out quite how they intend.2022-01-212022-01-21 -
A Mirror of Time
Зеркало времени
Zerkalo vremeni
1976 – 00:09:44 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Tarasov Vladimir
Sci-fi & space – cutout, drawn (cel)
6.20 ws – Subtitles: Czech (unknown⭳ – by wero1000), English (good⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan, Chapaev₂), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Chapaev, Eus₂), Vietnamese (unknown⭳ – by Cynir)
A father and son travel to a giant space telescope to see images of the past.2022-06-282022-06-28 -
Mishka + Mashka
Мишка + Машка
Mishka + Mashka
1964 – 00:09:15 – (wordless) – Kievnauchfilm – Lazarchuk Ippolit
Comedy, Domestic life – cutout, drawn (cel), mixed
0.00 ws
A trifling quarrel between children leads to an escalating series of quarrels between their parents.2025-08-31 -
Mister Pronka
Мистер Пронька
Mister Pronka
1991 – 00:27:23 – English, Russian – Sovinterfest, Soyuzmultfilm – Nosyrev Leonid
Comedy, Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic), Literature (Rus./East Slavic), Politics, Romance – drawn (cel)
8.34 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Anna Evteeva, Eus, Niffiwan)
A bored, rich American goes to Russia with his younger cowboy brothers and offers a Russian bloke a deal: he'll make him rich as long as he never washes even once for 15 years. Based on the story recorded by Boris Shergin.2024-08-292024-08-29 -
The Molly-Coddle
Неженка
Nezhenka
1950 – 00:10:23 – Russian – Tbilissi Film Studio – Gedevanishvili Shalva
Sports – drawn (cel)
4.47 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Eus, Lemicnor₂, Niffiwan₂), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Lemicnor, Eus₂)
An overly-coddled bear cub is sent to a camp to spend time outside, do sports and toughen up.2025-12-152022-01-28 -
The Monster
Чудовище
Chudovishche
1990 – 00:09:56 – Russian – Sverdlovsktelefilm – Nitylkina Yevgeniya
Literature (Rus./East Slavic) – drawn (cel)
5.28 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella)
A new tenant moves into a communal apartment, and gets into a conflict with the monster who lives in the next room.2022-05-282020-12-24 -
Moomintroll and the Comet
Муми-тролль и комета
Mumi-troll i kometa
1978 – 00:16:44 – Russian – Ekran – Shorina Nina
Comedy, Literature (non-Rus./USSR) – drawn (cel), mixed, puppet
6.30 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by jkhelgi, Niffiwan), Spanish (unknown⭳ – by Don Medina), Russian (ok⭳ – by Mastak)
When a mysterious comet appears in the sky, Moomin and his friends journey to the Observatory in the Lonely Mountains to find out about it. An adaptation of the second of Swedish author Tove Jansson's "Moomin" books. Part 2/3.2023-08-082023-08-06 -
The Most, Most, Most, Most
Самый, самый, самый, самый
Samyy, samyy, samyy, samyy
1966 – 00:18:34 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Livanov Vasiliy
Misc. – cutout, drawn (cel), mixed
4.89 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan, Audvide₂), Esperanto (good⭳ – by Audvide), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella)
A little lion cub is told that, as king of beasts, he is the most brave, most strong, most wise and most beautiful of all. He then goes on an adventure where he discovers that this is not exactly true. For young children.2025-09-172022-09-30 -
Motorcyclist at Fault
По вине мотоциклиста
Po vinye mototsiklista
1984 – 00:05:16 – Russian – Sverdlovsk Film Studio – Karayev Aleksey
Comedy, Domestic life, Misc. – drawn (cel), live-action
1.72 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan)
A teenage pig gets a motorcycle for his birthday and proceeds to break the rules of the road and drive drunk. An agitprop made for the Soviet State Automobile Inspectorate.2025-07-232025-07-22























