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THE INSECTS' CHRISTMAS
"A. Hanzhonkov & Co" Joint Stock Company
year 1912

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Screenwriter, director, cameraman
and artist: Vladislav Starevich

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Dramatis personae:
beetles, dragonflies, frogs

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The night before Christmas.

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Grandpa Frost heads for the wood
to decorate a Christmas tree
for the wood's inhabitants

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The maybeetle hastens
to the forest's edge.

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- Oh, Miss Dragonfly, we also received
an invitation from Grandpa Frost.

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The entire beetle family has
accepted Grandpa Frost's invitation.

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Even Mr. Croak has graced Grandpa
Frost with the honour of his presence.

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Kind Grandpa Frost has brought
wonderful presents with him

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- Happy New Year!

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"Merry Christmas"

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Early in the morning, Grandpa Frost
leaves the decorated tree,

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but the children nevertheless know who
visited them the night before Christmas

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THE END

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Film received from EYE Film
Institute Netherlands in 1991

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Restored at the Russian State Film
Archive (Gosfilmofond) in 1996