Alexander Kostinsky

Masters of Russian Animation - Volume 2

Volume 2 (1969-1978): "Ballerina on the Boat", "Seasons", "Armoire", "The Battle of Kerzhenets", "Butterfly", "Island", "Fox and Rabbit", "The Heron and the Crane", "Hedgehog in the Fog", "Crane's Feathers", "Firing Range" Contact

Girlfriend

A short Russian animated film about a man and a fish.

How the Cossacks Met Aliens

Hraï, Oko and Tour come across extraterrestrials in search of oil to repair their saucer and be able to return home. Together, they cross Europe, find themselves defending Bulgaria invaded by enemies, discover an aqueduct in Italy and narrowly escape the Inquisition in Spain.

Mu-mu

Poetic screen version of the story of I.Turgenev about mutual relations of landowner’s old wife and her mute yard keeper Gerasim. About Gerasim's attachment to a dog with nickname Mu-mu.

Frost-Frost

A stop-motion animated short about how several Santas are born in a hatchery and raised by snowpeople.

Mikolino's Wealth

Poor Mikola came to the fair, but he has no money, only dreams and a cheerful disposition. On the way home, he got caught in the rain and took refuge in a terrible house, where he met with the ghost miller.

A Favour

Mistress Hen has a lot of worries every day. She needs to feed the chickens, take them to kindergarten, clean, iron, and prepare dinner. But how to cook something without salt? Hen goes to the neighbor Goose to borrow salt, but she asks to do her a favour. A simple request triggers a whole cascade of favours that must be arranged to get...salt. The cartoon satirically mirrors the rampant barter and blat in the poor Soviet society of the late "stagnation" era.

Once Upon a Time There Were Thoughts...

About thoughts different in character and mood that create a unique atmosphere around. The wonderful idea brings a light disorder, the funny one caused people to enjoy, the evil thought gave suffering, the kind one was healing them from any kind of adversity, but the foolish one often left scratches and bad consequences behind. They all lived fairly close to each other, but at the same time, their interests did not coincide, so sometimes they had to fight...

Three Ivans

About the inextricable friendship of the Eastern Slavs: Russian, Belarusian and Ukrainian Ivan.

And Their Sister Lybid

There were three brothers, Kyi, Shchek and Khoryv, who founded Kyiv. The city swelled, craftsmen worked, builders created day-to-day the beautiful and places on the slopes. And brothers had beautyful sister Lybyd to get together with the rest of the townspeople to celebrate Midsummer. But no one thought that the upcoming feast will be irrigated with blood. The animation was created for the 1500th anniversary of Kyiv.

Birthnight

The Night had her birthday, and gave a party to which she invited Dima, a little boy so afraid of the dark that he could never sleep when the light was out.

The Hunt

Short Russian animated film. The boy comes to the hunting shop considers trophies and imagines that he is in the African savannah.

Contact

A man walking on the fields encounters an alien visitor from outer space.

The Tale of Ivan, Pan and Poverty

One gentleman did not give rest to ordinary people, all his offerings and dues were not enough. On purpose, he went home with the poor, taking the last thing he found. It was the turn of Ivan, who did not grieve that they took away their hard-won possessions, but decided to punish the impudent villain and his henchmen, resorting to one trick…

Who Is The Master In The Forest?

Many animals live in the forest. They all have their own characters and ambitions, the relationship between themselves and the settled way of life. One day a Bear decided to prove to everyone that he is the most important one. How will animals perceive such brazen statements? Will they be frightened and obey or put the high-handed insolent in his place?

Tales About The Cars

Three stories of lives of vehicles. First is about the bus, who considered himself a humorist but in fact only upset and offended people with his clumsy mischief. As a result, the passengers were able to explain him that it was necessary to respect others and not to cause them harm. The second tractor was about a young tractor with no experience, and the third is about a small motor scooter.

Fairytale About White Iceberg

A story about a little penguin and a big whale who live on an icy island and maintain order on it. Their life credo, which became a catchphrase outside the animation: "Cleanliness is the key to health! Order is the first thing!" One day they were noticed by a person who brought crowds of visitors with him. They left heaps of garbage and destroyed the cleanliness and order on the white iceberg.