Once Upon a Time in Lithuania Once Upon a Time in Lithuania 0
Когда-то в Литве
Kogda-to v Litve
1990 – 00:19:35 – en, lt, ruEnglish, Lithuanian, Russian – Lithuanian Animation Films Studio49Lithuanian Animation Films Studio – Shteynis ZenonasShteynis Zenonas124
6, 8, 20, 21Folklore & myth (Rus./USSR minorities), History, Surrealism/dream-logic, War & battles – 2drawn (cel)
0.39 ws – Subtitles: English (unknown⭳ – by Cynir), Ukrainian (unknown⭳ – by Cynir), Vietnamese (unknown⭳ – by Cynir)

A short animated film about the mythology of pagan Lithuania and the founding of Medieval Lithuanian capital Vilnius.

One Hundred Sacks of Snow One Hundred Sacks of Snow 0
Сто мешков снега, Юз коп кор
Sto meshkov snega, Yuz qop qor
2008 – 00:14:57 – ru, uzRussian, Uzbek – Uzbekfilm61Uzbekfilm – Vlasov DmitriyVlasov Dmitriy218
2, 6Comedy, Folklore & myth (Rus./USSR minorities) – 10digital 2D
10.03 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by ?, Niffiwan)

A productive workman wants to quit but his sultan doesn't want to pay him.

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.

Orphan Fox, The The Orphan Fox 0
Лиса-сирота
Lisa-sirota
2004 – 00:13:33 – ruRussian – Pilot12Pilot – Gordeyev SergeyGordeyev Sergey40
2, 6Comedy, Folklore & myth (Rus./USSR minorities) – 10, 2digital 2D, drawn (cel)
10.69 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan, Eus₂, Mountain of Gems₂, Zhurka75₂), English (needs_work⭳ – by Mountain of Gems), Spanish (unknown⭳ – by Curucuta, Yefren), Russian (unknown⭳ – by bublik)

A bear, hare, wolf and a cock decide to live together and build a house, but then a fox joins them. Based on a folk tale of the Bashkirs, who live in the southern Ural mountains. S02E01

Portrait, The The Portrait 0
Портрет
Portret
1982 – 00:08:44 – ruRussian – Kyrgyzfilm164Kyrgyzfilm – Ishenov SagynbekIshenov Sagynbek586
6Folklore & myth (Rus./USSR minorities) – 3, 12, 5cutout, mixed, plasticine (2D)
4.00 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Niffiwan)

A capricious ruler who is blind in one eye wants his portrait drawn, but threatens terrible punishment if it is not to his liking.

Resourceful Peasant, The The Resourceful Peasant 0
Հնարամիտ Գյուղացին
Hnaramit Gyughats’in
1984 – 00:07:06 – hy, ruArmenian, Russian – Armenfilm4Armenfilm – Saakyants RobertSaakyants Robert4
2, 6, 14Comedy, Folklore & myth (Rus./USSR minorities), NSFW / 18+ – 2drawn (cel)
5.22 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Niffiwan), English (needs_work⭳ – by Niffiwan), English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan, parizani), Russian (needs_work⭳ – by Niffiwan)

All food starts to seem tasteless to a king, but a resourceful peasant cures him. Based on an Armenian folk tale. There are some grizzly scenes.

Returned Sun, The The Returned Sun  ❤
Возвращённое солнце
Vozvrashchyonnoye soltse
1936 – 00:09:28 – ruRussian – Soyuzdetmultfilm1Soyuzdetmultfilm – Hodatayeva OlgaHodatayeva Olga30
6Folklore & myth (Rus./USSR minorities) – 2drawn (cel)
1.37 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan)

A northern fairy tale about the courage of the boy Itte who returned to the inhabitants of the North the Sun stolen by a monster.

Sage and the Donkey, The The Sage and the Donkey 0
Мудрец и осёл
Brdzeni da viri, Mudrets i osyol
1978 – 00:09:32 – ruRussian – Georgia Film88Georgia Film – Samsonadze IosifSamsonadze Iosif470
6, 10Folklore & myth (Rus./USSR minorities), Literature (Rus./USSR minorities) – 2drawn (cel)
2.55 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan, george mezvrishvili₃), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Niffiwan, george mezvrishvili₃)

The story of a sage who travels on his donkey and gives people advice. Based on Georgian folklore and the texts of Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani.

Samoyed Boy Samoyed Boy  ❤
Самоедский мальчик
Samoyedskiy malchik
1928 – 00:09:07 – ruRussian – Sovkino75Sovkino – Brumberg Valentina, Brumberg Zinaida, Hodatayev Nikolay, Hodatayeva OlgaBrumberg Valentina, Brumberg Zinaida, Hodatayev Nikolay, Hodatayeva Olga81, 82, 148, 30
6, 15, 16Folklore & myth (Rus./USSR minorities), Politics, Religion – 1drawn (not cel)
1.69 ws – Subtitles: German (unknown⭳ – by Alexander Schwarz, Eus₂), English (ok⭳ – by FBJ, Niffiwan), English (ok⭳ – by FBJ, Niffiwan, eus₂)

A boy living in the far north confronts a polar bear, and gets on the bad side of his tribe's shaman.

Sheydulla the Lazy Bum Sheydulla the Lazy Bum 0
Шейдулла-лентяй
Sheydulla-lentyay
2004 – 00:13:32 – ruRussian – Pilot12Pilot – Gordeyev Sergey, Sharafutdinov RimGordeyev Sergey, Sharafutdinov Rim40, 95
2, 6Comedy, Folklore & myth (Rus./USSR minorities) – 1drawn (not cel)
10.21 ws – Subtitles: English (unknown⭳ – by Eus), English (unknown⭳ – by Mountain of Gems), Spanish (unknown⭳ – by Ulises), Russian (unknown⭳ – by bublik)

The lazy slacker Sheydulla is sent by his wife to a wise man to tell him how he can get rich. A Dagestani fairy tale. S01E01

Shuralye Shuralye  ❤
Шурале
Shurale
1987 – 00:09:26 – wl(wordless) – Soyuzmultfilm1Soyuzmultfilm – Barinova GalinaBarinova Galina54
6, 10Folklore & myth (Rus./USSR minorities), Literature (Rus./USSR minorities) – 2drawn (cel)
0.00 ws

A wordless film about the Tatar forest spirit Şüräle, featuring traditional folk music. Based on the poem of the same name by Tatar writer Ghabdulla Tuqay.

Slippers of Abu Hasan, The The Slippers of Abu Hasan 0
Աբու Հասանի մաշիկները
Abu-Hasani mashiknery
1974 – 00:10:11 – hyArmenian – Armenfilm4Armenfilm – Babayan RafaelBabayan Rafael522
2, 6Comedy, Folklore & myth (Rus./USSR minorities) – 2drawn (cel)
6.04 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Niffiwan, parizani), Russian (unknown⭳ – by alex.n42)

What happens when the slippers of a miserly merchant and a judge are mixed up. Based on an Armenian folk tale.

Song of Joy, The The Song of Joy  ❤
Песенка радости
Pesenka radosti
1946 – 00:20:37 – ruRussian – Soyuzmultfilm1Soyuzmultfilm – Pashchenko MstislavPashchenko Mstislav179
6, 13Folklore & myth (Rus./USSR minorities), Musical/Opera – 2drawn (cel)
5.13 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Elena)

An original fairy tale about a courageous girl who rescues a red-breasted robin from the polar night and sets it free, while she herself becomes the captive.

Stork Stork 0
Аист
Aist
1956 – 00:10:36 – ruRussian – Soyuzmultfilm1Soyuzmultfilm – Aksenchuk IvanAksenchuk Ivan186
6Folklore & myth (Rus./USSR minorities) – 2drawn (cel)
3.18 ws – Subtitles: Czech (unknown⭳ – by wauhelly, M. M.₂), English (ok⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan₂), English (needs_work⭳ – by Yuri Smolyansky), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), French (unknown⭳ – by Alexio), Hebrew (unknown⭳ – by Yuri Smolyansky), Russian (unknown⭳ – by ?), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Yuri Smolyansky), Slovak (unknown⭳ – by M. M.)

Of the poor man Hasan, his greedy landlord, and a magical stork. Based on an Uzbek folk tale called "Three Watermelon Seeds" (or "The Golden Watermelon").

Swan Feather Swan Feather 0
Лебединое пёрышко
Lebedinoye pyoryshko
1985 – 00:10:10 – ruRussian – Ekran11Ekran – Surikova LidiyaSurikova Lidiya51
6Folklore & myth (Rus./USSR minorities) – 3, 12, 4cutout, mixed, puppet
4.94 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Nikolai Kurnakov, Eus₂, Niffiwan₃)

A childless woman raises a magic Swan Feather as her daughter. A story from the Amur region in far-east Siberia.

Taiga Tale, A A Taiga Tale 0
Таёжная сказка
Tayozhnaya skazka
1951 – 00:10:13 – ruRussian – Soyuzmultfilm1Soyuzmultfilm – Hodatayeva Olga, Raykovskiy YevgeniyHodatayeva Olga, Raykovskiy Yevgeniy30, 152
6Folklore & myth (Rus./USSR minorities) – 2drawn (cel)
6.13 ws – Subtitles: English (unknown⭳ – by Zhurka75, Eus₂)

Based on an Evenki folk tale. Two ingenuous taiga muddlers are going to move to new places. The Fox pretends to be their friend and seizes their boat with their belongings.

Tailor Beso Tailor Beso 0
თერძი ბესო
Terdzi Beso
1978 – 00:10:07 – kaGeorgian – Georgia Film88Georgia Film – Fernandez LuisFernandez Luis487
2, 6Comedy, Folklore & myth (Rus./USSR minorities) – 2drawn (cel)
3.03 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan, gbakh₂), Russian (unknown⭳ – by gbakh), Chinese (unknown⭳ – by 熊仔俠, 豆瓣“电影字幕翻译”小组, gbakh₂)

Beso the tailor is fired from his job, but then finds an unusual friend. Together, they travel the world and help people.

Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish, The The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish 0
Сказка о рыбаке и рыбке
Skazka o rybakye i rybkye
1937 – 00:29:03 – ruRussian – Mosfilm75Mosfilm – Ptushko AleksandrPtushko Aleksandr237
6, 10Folklore & myth (Rus./USSR minorities), Literature (Rus./USSR minorities) – 4puppet
2.23 ws – Subtitles: Czech (unknown⭳ – by wauhelly), English (good⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan₃), French (unknown⭳ – by Aemaeth, Patri©k₂)

A poor old fisherman catches a talking fish. Based on the fairytale-poem by A. S. Pushkin.

Think You're So Clever, Marty Gra? Think You're So Clever, Marty Gra?  ❤
Ишь ты, Масленица!
Ish ty, Maslenitsa!
1985 – 00:07:30 – ruRussian – Armenfilm4Armenfilm – Saakyants RobertSaakyants Robert4
2, 6Comedy, Folklore & myth (Rus./USSR minorities) – 2drawn (cel)
6.02 ws – Subtitles: Bulgarian (unknown⭳ – by Жукороп), English (good⭳ – by Mr. Icon), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by ?, Mr. Icon₃)

A clever boy punishes a greedy landlord. Based on the Armenian folk tale by Hovhannes Tumanyan, "Barekendan" (Բարեկենդան).

Toell the Great Toell the Great  ❤
Suur Tõll
Suur Toell
1980 – 00:14:11 – et, ruEstonian, Russian – Tallinnfilm30Tallinnfilm – Raamat ReinRaamat Rein65
6, 22, 21Folklore & myth (Rus./USSR minorities), Serious, War & battles – 2drawn (cel)
1.32 ws – Subtitles: Czech (unknown⭳ – by wero1000), English (good⭳ – by Heinrich Sepp, Niffiwan₃), Spanish (unknown⭳ – by Yefren), Russian (unknown⭳ – by ?)

Toell the Great is the giant leader of the Estonian island of Saaremaa. When war comes to the land, he goes off to fight, but leaves his home unguarded from the local enemy...

Transformation Transformation 0
Превращение
Prevrashcheniye
1969 – 00:10:19 – ruRussian – Kazakhfilm95Kazakhfilm – Chugunov ViktorChugunov Viktor423
2, 6, 10, 14, 22, 20, 21Comedy, Folklore & myth (Rus./USSR minorities), Literature (Rus./USSR minorities), NSFW / 18+, Serious, Surrealism/dream-logic, War & battles – 3, 2, 12cutout, drawn (cel), mixed
2.53 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Niffiwan), Vietnamese (unknown⭳ – by Cynir)

When a wise man fails to deal with a flea, it starts a chain of events that leads to the destruction of his city.

Underworld Lamp Underworld Lamp 0
Կանթեղ
Kantegh
1988 – 00:09:52 – hy, ruArmenian, Russian – Armenfilm4Armenfilm – Saakyan AidaSaakyan Aida523
6Folklore & myth (Rus./USSR minorities) – 2, 9, 12drawn (cel), live-action, mixed
1.00 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Niffiwan, parizani, Cynir₃), Vietnamese (unknown⭳ – by Cynir)

Based on Armenian folklore.

Unusual Rigans, The The Unusual Rigans 0
Neparastie rīdzinieki
Neparastie ridzinieki
2001 – 00:25:49 – lvLatvian – Dauka62Dauka – Stiebra RozeStiebra Roze119
2, 6Comedy, Folklore & myth (Rus./USSR minorities) – 10digital 2D
6.92 ws – Subtitles: English (unknown⭳ – by ?), Russian (unknown⭳ – by ?), Russian (unknown⭳ – by T.S.Eliot)

A film about the guardians of Latvia's capital, Riga - the statues that sit atop the steeples of the city's buildings.

Vardavar - Festival of Roses Vardavar - Festival of Roses 0
Вардевар - праздник роз
Vardevar - prazdnik roz
1989 – 00:08:37 – wl(wordless) – Armenfilm4Armenfilm – Muradyan YuriyMuradyan Yuriy171
6Folklore & myth (Rus./USSR minorities) – 3, 12cutout, mixed
0.00 ws

Vardevar is an ancient holiday still celebrated in Armenia. On this day, residents merrily pour water over each other, release doves and scatter rose petals. It stands for the coming of peace and forgetting of mutual grievances.

We Used To Be Birds We Used To Be Birds 0
Прежде мы были птицами
Prezhde my byli ptitsami
1982 – 00:16:26 – ruRussian – Soyuzmultfilm1Soyuzmultfilm – Bardin GarriBardin Garri14
6, 13, 17Folklore & myth (Rus./USSR minorities), Musical/Opera, Romance – 2, 8drawn (cel), paint
0.75 ws – Subtitles: Czech (unknown⭳ – by wero1000), English (ok⭳ – by Niffiwan, wero1000₂), Vietnamese (unknown⭳ – by Cynir₂)

Adaptation of a Gypsy (Roma) parable about how their people were seduced by a golden cage and lost their wings. Uses a fragment of the "Gypsy Airs" by composer Pablo de Sarasate.