Aleksandra Snezhko-Blotskaya

Lapland Fairy Tales

A collection of cartoons based on fairy tales of the northern peoples of the past years: "The Ugly Duckling", "Royal Hares", "The Enchanted Boy".

Prometheus

The story of the titan Prometheus, who stole fire from Olympus for people and was severely punished for this by Zeus: Prometheus' friend the blacksmith Hephaestus was forced to chained him to the rock, and every day the eagle that flew from Olympus pecked the recovering liver of Prometheus. But the agony of Prometheus was not in vain - people preserved his sacred gift.

Perseus

The cunning king Polidekt of the island of Serif sends the young hero Perseus to get the head of Gorgon Medusa, whose gaze turns people to stone. He is accompanied by the god of commerce and profits and the patron of thieves and athletes, Hermes, who pursues his personal interests. Perseus gets the head of Medusa, but uses it to save Andromeda, the daughter of King Kef.

Argonauts

A cartoon version of the voyage of the Argonauts (Greek Mythology) with the aim of getting the Gold Fleece.

The Labyrinth

A cartoon version of the Greek myth of Labyrinth.

The Return from Olympus

Olympus. Here are all the most important gods: mighty Zeus, his treacherous wife Hera, handsome singer Apollo, ruler of the seas Poseidon, warrior Ares, goddess of beauty and love Aphrodite and wise Athena. Here is the illegitimate son of Zeus, Hercules - a demigod-half-man. Having missed the Earth, he begs for travel on it from Zeus before sunrise. He is accompanied by an eagle - a cunning and insinuating creature, the same one who once pecked Prometheus and from which Hercules saved him. On Earth, Hercules enters the temple dedicated to him and his twelve feats. There he remembers some of them.

The Cat Who Walked by Himself

The story about the wild creatures of the wild forest and one impudent Cat who walks by himself, and all places are alike to him.

The Tale of the Golden Rooster

A satirical fairy tale about an old tsar Dadon and a golden cockerel who guarded the borders of his kingdom.

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

A valiant mongoose enters into an unequal battle with two snakes while tries to protect a human family.

Daughter of the Sun

A never ending polar night reigns. The agitated residents of a village truns to a shaman but he won't help them. A brave young hunter goes in search for the sun.

Barankin, Be a Human!

A lazy school boy finds himself inside magic adventures that cause him to overcome his laziness.

The Amber Castle

In the film an ancient Lithuanian legend is told about an origin of amber. For the sake of love to fisherman Kastytis sea tsarevna Jurate offered herself up. Her fiance, terrible god Perkunas destroyed the amber castle where she lived and it scattered into a thousand slices.

Verlioka

A one-eyed forest bully kidnaps a girl, but her friends rush to her aid. Based on Slavic fairy tales.

Verlioka

A one-eyed forest bully kidnaps a girl, but her friends rush to her aid. Based on Slavic fairy tales.

The Enchanted Boy

An animated adaptation of the classic story of Nils Holgerson, a naughty boy who is transformed to a very little dwarf and goes through many adventures, flying with a band of wild geese.

The Orange Neck

Two pairs of partridges, Brovkins and Podkovkins, hatch by twelve chicks. Podkovkins get acquainted with the lark, and both the Brovkins family are killed by a falcon. Podkovkin's wife, the Orange Neck, decides to adopt chicks as their own. In the autumn, she brings twenty-four chicks to a meeting of partridges, and she is chosen as the main chicken.

The Snow Maiden

The tale about a girl with a cold heart who is dying in agony because of joy and love.

The Snow Maiden

The tale about a girl with a cold heart who is dying in agony because of joy and love.

The Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Knights

Animated film based on the story of Alexander Pushkin. The new king's wife wants to get rid of their stepdaughter and expels it to certain death in the forest. Princess finds refuge in the forest in the seven bogatyrs. The queen, finds out about it and poisons her...

Geese-Swans

With a help of good nature a young brave girl goes to the dark forest for saving her youngest brother abducted by Baba Yaga.

Geese-Swans

With a help of good nature a young brave girl goes to the dark forest for saving her youngest brother abducted by Baba Yaga.

Someone Else's Voice

An obnoxious magpie returns to the forest from abroad and finds a most unenthusiastic audience for her jazz music.

The Hunchedback Horse

Adventures of Ivan the Fool and humpbacked horse in the world of kind magical creatures and cruel people.

A Winter Tale

A Soviet musical animated film about how forest animals with Santa Claus decided to celebrate the New Year.

The Stolen Sun

The sun is shining in the sky. Flowers are revealed, birds sing, animals take care of others. Only an evil crocodile who could not catch anyone, attacks the sun and swallows it. It is darkness. The animals in a panic run to the bear and ask to return the sun to the sky. The bear, who in the dark could not find the cubs, goes to war with the crocodile. The bear engages in battle, wins the crocodile and forces him to free the sun. Happy beasts rejoice in the sun and praise the bear.

Ivas

Fairy tale about heavy bondage of the Belarus people which is under the Polish yoke. Athlete Ivas, the farm laborer of the Polish seigniors, does wonderful affairs and doesn’t receive any gratitude from them. The red Army releases Ivas from bondage.

Tale of the Good Umar

Soviet black-and-white cartoon of 1938. Film adaptation of the Uzbek folk tale. The tape is in the public domain, since it was released more than 70 years ago.

Uncalled Guest

Brave Rooster fools a mischievous Fox who has tries to eat at his table.