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.

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.

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.

Merry-Go-Round 7 Merry-Go-Round 7 0
Весёлая карусель 7
Vesyolaya karusel 7
1975 – 00:09:57 – ruRussian – Soyuzmultfilm1Soyuzmultfilm – Barinova Galina, Nazarov EduardBarinova Galina, Nazarov Eduard54, 327
2, 9, 13Comedy, Literature (Rus./East Slavic), Musical/Opera – 3, 2cutout, 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).

Miracles in the Sieve Miracles in the Sieve  ❤
Чудеса в решёте
Chudesa v reshotye
1978 – 00:10:12 – en, ruEnglish, Russian – Soyuzmultfilm1Soyuzmultfilm – Hrzhanovskiy AndreyHrzhanovskiy Andrey59
2, 11, 20Comedy, Literature (non-Rus./USSR), Surrealism/dream-logic – 3cutout
3.61 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Niffiwan, Eus₂)

A compilation of famous English nursery rhymes.

Mirror of Time, A A Mirror of Time 0
Зеркало времени
Zerkalo vremeni
1976 – 00:09:44 – ruRussian – Soyuzmultfilm1Soyuzmultfilm – Tarasov VladimirTarasov Vladimir57
18Sci-fi & space – 3, 2cutout, 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.

Mishka + Mashka Mishka + Mashka 0
Мишка + Машка
Mishka + Mashka
1964 – 00:09:15 – wl(wordless) – Kievnauchfilm7Kievnauchfilm – Lazarchuk IppolitLazarchuk Ippolit590
2, 4Comedy, Domestic life – 3, 2, 12cutout, drawn (cel), mixed
0.00 ws

A trifling quarrel between children leads to an escalating series of quarrels between their parents.

Mosaic (Game Instructions) Mosaic (Game Instructions) 0
Мозаика (инструкция к игре)
Mozaika (instruktsiya k igrye)
1989 – 00:07:50 – wl(wordless) – Kievnauchfilm7Kievnauchfilm – Vrublevskiy V.Vrublevskiy V.137
12Misc. – 3, 6cutout, stop motion (3D)
0.00 ws

Geometric play on a mosaic board.

Moscow News Moscow News 0
Московские новости
Moskovskiye novosti
1964 – 00:07:42 – en, fr, esEnglish, French, Spanish – Soyuzmultfilm1Soyuzmultfilm – Boyarskiy IosifBoyarskiy Iosif260
12, 15Misc., Politics – 3, 9cutout, live-action
0.00 ws

An advertisement for the international market in three languages (French, English, Spanish) for an international English-language Soviet paper: The Moscow News. Typical for the more open relationship the Khrushchyov government strove for.

Most, Most, Most, Most, The The Most, Most, Most, Most 0
Самый, самый, самый, самый
Samyy, samyy, samyy, samyy
1966 – 00:18:34 – ruRussian – Soyuzmultfilm1Soyuzmultfilm – Livanov VasiliyLivanov Vasiliy322
12Misc. – 3, 2, 12cutout, 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.

Mother and Music Mother and Music 0
Мать и музыка
Mat i muzyka
2006 – 00:14:15 – wl(wordless) – Animos35Animos – Aronova YuliaAronova Yulia138
1, 4, 9, 20Biography, Domestic life, Literature (Rus./East Slavic), Surrealism/dream-logic – 3, 10cutout, digital 2D
0.00 ws

An adaptation of Marina Tsvetayeva's autobiographical writings about her music lessons as a little girl in the 1890s.

Multicoloured Story, A A Multicoloured Story 0
Разноцветная история
Raznotsvetnaya istoriya
1986 – 00:09:17 – wl(wordless) – Kievnauchfilm7Kievnauchfilm – Pavlenko TadeushPavlenko Tadeush276
2, 4, 7, 5, 12Comedy, Domestic life, Folklore & myth (non-Rus./USSR), Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic), Misc. – 3, 2, 12cutout, drawn (cel), mixed
0.00 ws

A daughter of a painter makes a drawing that has a life of its own. She helps the characters in the story as much as she can. Tchaikovsky's music is used.

Mumu Mumu 0
Му-му
Mu-mu
1987 – 00:18:35 – ruRussian – Soyuzmultfilm1Soyuzmultfilm – Karavayev ValentinKaravayev Valentin31
9, 22Literature (Rus./East Slavic), Serious – 3cutout
2.41 ws – Subtitles: Czech (unknown⭳ – by wero1000), English (good⭳ – by Constance Garnett, Niffiwan), Spanish (unknown⭳ – by Qrosawa), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella)

A tragedy about a deaf-mute peasant named Gerasim, who loses the love of his life and gets a second chance when he rescues a drowning puppy.

Mystery-Bouffe Mystery-Bouffe 0
Мистерия-Буфф
Misteriya-Buff
1969 – 00:47:18 – ruRussian – Kievnauchfilm7Kievnauchfilm – Cherkasskiy DavidCherkasskiy David61
2, 15Comedy, Politics – 3, 9, 12cutout, live-action, mixed
6.02 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Guy Daniels, xrystyna, Ewa Bartos₂, František Deák₂, HelenWilga₂, Victoria Nes Kirby₂)

An adaptation of Mayakovsky's eponymous play, plus several smaller works. Never publicly released.

New Route New Route  ❤
Автобус, Новый маршрут
Novyy marshrut
1981 – 00:01:54 – ruRussian – People's Film Studio of the Kharkov Polytechnic Institute149People's Film Studio of the Kharkov Polytechnic Institute – Golubchik AleksandrGolubchik Aleksandr534
2, 4Comedy, Domestic life – 3cutout
3.56 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Niffiwan)

Paradoxical as it may seem, even a bus can stretch many times longer than itself in an emergency. But due to the force of elasticity, and the laws of physics, it always returns to its original size.

Nikita the Tanner Nikita the Tanner 0
Никита Кожемяка
Nikita Kozhemyaka
2008 – 00:14:05 – ruRussian – Pilot12Pilot – Cherenkov Yuriy, Trofimova ZoyaCherenkov Yuriy, Trofimova Zoya351, 352
5Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic) – 3, 10cutout, digital 2D
10.07 ws – Subtitles: English (needs_work⭳ – by Eus), English (good⭳ – by Mountain of Gems, Niffiwan₂), Spanish (unknown⭳ – by Arch Stanton, Don Medina₃, Yefren₃), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Aleksandr), Vietnamese (unknown⭳ – by Cynir)

When the 3-headed dragon Zmey Gorinych terrorizes a town and kidnaps the princess, Nikita the Tanner is the only one who can stop him. S05E04

Nom Nom Nom Nom 0
Ням-ням
Nyam-nyam
1986 – 00:02:36 – wl(wordless) – Moldova-Film50Moldova-Film – Kurtu ValeriuKurtu Valeriu130
2, 17Comedy, Romance – 3cutout
0.00 ws

A mother-kangaroo must feed her son, and then his family, who all move into her pouch.

Not a Sad Story Not a Sad Story 0
Непечальная история
Nepechalnaya istoriya
2009 – 00:12:58 – wl(wordless) – Pchela87Pchela – Muat MariyaMuat Mariya257
2, 4, 17Comedy, Domestic life, Romance – 3, 10, 4cutout, digital 2D, puppet
0.00 ws

A romantic honeymoon in the countryside goes horribly wrong.

Nuk Nuk 0
Нюк
Nyuk
2013 – 00:13:04 – ruRussian – VGIK40VGIK – Yarin PhilippYarin Philipp347
4, 6Domestic life, Folklore & myth (Rus./USSR minorities) – 3, 10cutout, digital 2D
0.99 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan)

Two brothers from the lands of the reindeer herders have a shared childhood but follow two very different paths as they get older. Based on folk tales of the far north.

Of Chess Of Chess 0
Навколо шахів
Navkolo shahiv
1990 – 00:06:40 – ukUkrainian – Kievnauchfilm7Kievnauchfilm – Pavlenko TadeushPavlenko Tadeush276
2, 12Comedy, Misc. – 3, 2, 6cutout, drawn (cel), stop motion (3D)
0.78 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Niffiwan)

Several vignettes featuring the chess board. Almost wordless.

Old Man and the Rooster, The The Old Man and the Rooster 0
Старик и петух
Starik i petukh
1984 – 00:09:14 – ruRussian – Kievnauchfilm7Kievnauchfilm – Orshanskiy TsezarOrshanskiy Tsezar588
5Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic) – 3cutout
3.89 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Petro, Niffiwan₂)

Of a quarrel and friendship between an old man and his rooster. Based on a Ukrainian folk tale.

Old Sheet of Paper, The The Old Sheet of Paper 0
Старый листок
Staryy listok
2010 – 00:08:01 – ruRussian – VGIK40VGIK – Yarin PhilippYarin Philipp347
12, 14, 15Misc., NSFW / 18+, Politics – 3, 10, 8cutout, digital 2D, paint
5.72 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan)

The nation's capital is captured by nomads from the north, and its people live under occupation.

One of the Many One of the Many 0
Одна из многих
Odna iz mnogikh
1927 – 00:15:20 – ruRussian – Mezhrabpom-Rus54Mezhrabpom-Rus – Hodatayev NikolayHodatayev Nikolay148
2, 15Comedy, Politics – 3, 1, 9, 12cutout, drawn (not cel), live-action, mixed
0.76 ws – Subtitles: Czech (unknown⭳ – by wero1000), English (unknown⭳ – by Eus)

The film derides enthusiasm for American cinema stars.

Ornamental Tale, An An Ornamental Tale  ❤
Узорная сказка
Uzornaya skazka
1980 – 00:09:46 – ruRussian – Kyrgyzfilm164Kyrgyzfilm – Belov VyacheslavBelov Vyacheslav556
6, 17Folklore & myth (Rus./USSR minorities), Romance – 3, 2, 1, 12, 5cutout, drawn (cel), drawn (not cel), mixed, plasticine (2D)
1.88 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Niffiwan, Lemicnor₂)

Traditional ornamental Kyrgyz carpet patterns tell a legend of the insidious sorcerer Karahan, the girl he imprisoned in a dungeon, and the brave young man who rushes to her aid.

Othello-67 Othello-67 0
Отелло-67
Otello-67
1967 – 00:00:50 – wl, en(wordless), English – Soyuzmultfilm1Soyuzmultfilm – Hitruk FyodorHitruk Fyodor1
2, 11, 17, 21Comedy, Literature (non-Rus./USSR), Romance, War & battles – 3cutout
0.00 ws

A man stopped at a traffic light watches a fast version of Shakespeare's tragedy, Othello, before the light turns green. A parable about how the fast pace of modern life devalues culture.