# The best Soviet cartoons

Soyuzmultfilm and beyond: from Norstein's Hedgehog in the Fog to Khitruk's Winnie-the-Pooh and Prostokvashino, the animated films that appear most often in the selections of Kino Mail.ru, Film.ru and Kinomania.

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- Sep 18, 2025 · Olga Andreeva
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## Top 15

1. **Hedgehog in the Fog (1975)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Yuri Norstein: Hedgehog walks to see Bear Cub and count the stars.
2. **Winnie-the-Pooh (1969)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Fyodor Khitruk, with Yevgeny Leonov's voice.
3. **Adventures of Mowgli (1967)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Soyuzmultfilm's multi-part Kipling adaptation.
4. **The Flying Ship (1979)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — A musical cartoon about Vanya the chimney sweep and Princess Zabava.
5. **Well, Just You Wait! (1969)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — The Wolf and the Hare: the most popular Soviet cartoon series.
6. **Once Upon a Dog (1982)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Eduard Nazarov: an old dog and a wolf who become friends.
7. **Last Year's Snow Was Falling (1983)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Aleksandr Tatarsky's clay fairy tale about a peasant and a fir tree.
8. **The Bremen Town Musicians (1969)** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — The Troubadour, the Princess and Gennady Gladkov's songs.
9. **The Mitten (1975)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — A girl who isn't allowed to have a dog.
10. **Plasticine Crow (1981)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Tatarsky and clay: a fable that keeps changing.
11. **Umka (1969)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Umka the polar bear cub and a lullaby.
12. **Treasure Island (1988)** (0 · ▲2 ▼2) — David Cherkassky's Stevenson adaptation, with songs and live-action inserts.
13. **Three from Prostokvashino (1978)** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Uncle Fyodor, Matroskin the cat and Sharik the dog, from Eduard Uspensky's book.
14. **Gena the Crocodile (1969)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Roman Kachanov: the first meeting with Cheburashka.
15. **The Snow Queen (1957)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Lev Atamanov's Andersen adaptation: Gerda searches for Kai.
16. **The Mystery of the Third Planet (1981)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Alisa Selezneva in space, from Kir Bulychev.
17. **The Kid and Karlsson (1968)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — The Kid and the propeller-powered man in his prime.

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