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.

Very Old Man with Enormous Wings, A A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings 0
Очень старый человек с огромными крыльями
Ochen staryy chelovek s ogromnymi krylyami
1989 – 00:14:32 – ruRussian – Belarusfilm21Belarusfilm – Belousov OlegBelousov Oleg350
11, 16Literature (non-Rus./USSR), Religion – 2, 9, 12drawn (cel), live-action, mixed
3.24 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Eus, Gregory Rabassa, Niffiwan, Chapaev₂), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Chapaev, Eus₂, Niffiwan₃)

A very old winged man washes up in a little village whose inhabitants have trouble deciding whether he really is an angel. Based on the 1968 story by Colombian writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez. For adults.

War Chronicles War Chronicles 0
Боевые страницы
Boyevyye stranitsy
1939 – 00:09:05 – ruRussian – Soyuzmultfilm1Soyuzmultfilm – Babichenko DmitriyBabichenko Dmitriy92
8, 15, 21History, Politics, War & battles – 2, 9, 12drawn (cel), live-action, mixed
2.38 ws – Subtitles: Czech (unknown⭳ – by wero1000), English (good⭳ – by FBJ, Niffiwan, wero1000₂)

The story of the invasion of Russia during its 1917-1922 Civil War by foreign troops from the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Japan, Czechoslavakia and Poland.

Way Through Mishicbatllaban, The The Way Through Mishicbatllaban 0
Путь через Мишикбатллабан
Put cherez Mishikbatllaban
2008 – 00:05:00 – wl(wordless) – (no studio)14(no studio) – Nemenkov AleksandrNemenkov Aleksandr174
12Misc. – 10, 11, 12digital 2D, digital 3D, mixed
0.00 ws

A meditative adventure through strange landscapes.

White Chicken, A A White Chicken 0
Ок товук
Oq tovuq
2009 – 00:16:19 – wl(wordless) – Uzbekfilm61Uzbekfilm – Vlasov DmitriyVlasov Dmitriy218
4, 22, 20Domestic life, Serious, Surrealism/dream-logic – 10, 1, 9, 12digital 2D, drawn (not cel), live-action, mixed
0.00 ws

A simple man living near a railroad bridge crossing a river dreams of the wide world but settles for a while for the company of a chicken... or is it a metaphor?

Why Does the Camel Need an Orange? Why Does the Camel Need an Orange?  ❤
Зачем верблюду апельсин?
Zachem verblyudu apelsin?
1986 – 00:09:18 – ruRussian – Ekran11Ekran – Kalisher YulianKalisher Yulian90
2, 13, 20Comedy, Musical/Opera, Surrealism/dream-logic – 3, 12, 7, 4cutout, mixed, powder, puppet
8.71 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Niffiwan, Chapaev₂, Eus₂), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Chapaev, Eus₂, Niffiwan₂)

A musically playful, absurd animation in which each Russian word in the title (Why, Camel, Orange) stands for a plot and tale of its own.

Windows Windows 0
Окна
Okna
2016 – 00:07:40 – wl(wordless) – SHAR School-Studio17SHAR School-Studio – Lipskaya AngellaLipskaya Angella561
20Surrealism/dream-logic – 10, 9, 12digital 2D, live-action, mixed
0.00 ws

An absurd story about life behind windows.

Wings Wings 0
Крылья, Крила
Krylya, Kryla
1983 – 00:10:22 – ru, ukRussian, Ukrainian – Kievnauchfilm7Kievnauchfilm – Cherkasskiy DavidCherkasskiy David61
23, 2, 9Christmas/New Year, Comedy, Literature (Rus./East Slavic) – 3, 12, 8cutout, mixed, paint
2.51 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan, Жукороп), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Жукороп₂), Ukrainian (unknown⭳ – by Cynir, Жукороп₂)

Uncle Kirill gets wings as a New Year's gift and becomes so proud of them, that he starts to teach birds how to fly. But as it turns out, he knows very little about it himself.

Winter Days Winter Days  ❤
冬の日
Fuyu no Hi
2003 – 00:39:04 – jaJapanese – (no studio)14(no studio) – Kawamoto Kihachiro, Norshteyn Yuriy, Petrov AleksandrKawamoto Kihachiro, Norshteyn Yuriy, Petrov Aleksandr232, 60, 44
11Literature (non-Rus./USSR) – 3, 10, 11, 2, 1, 12, 8, 4cutout, digital 2D, digital 3D, drawn (cel), drawn (not cel), mixed, paint, puppet
1.87 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Haruo Shirane), Spanish (unknown⭳ – by Yefren), Russian (good⭳ – by Тайши и Ладо ФилоДикэ, Igor Piter₂, lil-kodomo₃, Yule₃)

A collaborative animated film based on a 17th-century Japanese collaborative poem. Each subsequent line was animated by a different director; 36 in total.

Winter Has Come Winter Has Come  ❤
Зима пришла
Zima prishla
2012 – 00:05:40 – wl(wordless) – SHAR School-Studio17SHAR School-Studio – Shlychkov VasiliyShlychkov Vasiliy241
12Misc. – 12, 5mixed, plasticine (2D)
0.00 ws

A story about the coming of winter, told with some lace, some beads, some pieces of fabric, a few spangles and a pinch of magic.

Wise Gudgeon, The The Wise Gudgeon  ❤
Премудрый пескарь
Premudryy peskar
1979 – 00:09:44 – ruRussian – Soyuzmultfilm1Soyuzmultfilm – Karavayev ValentinKaravayev Valentin31
9Literature (Rus./East Slavic) – 3, 2, 12cutout, drawn (cel), mixed
5.15 ws – Subtitles: Czech (unknown⭳ – by wero1000), German (ok⭳ – by Eus), English (good⭳ – by IDBoris, Kurosuke₂, Niffiwan₂), Spanish (unknown⭳ – by Yefren), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), French (unknown⭳ – by Eus), Japanese (needs_work⭳ – by Eus), Dutch (unknown⭳ – by Eus), Chinese (needs_work⭳ – by ?)

A parable about what happens if you live your whole life in fear and hiding. Based on a tale by Saltykov-Shchedrin.