Showing posts with label winnie the pooh. Show all posts
Showing posts with label winnie the pooh. Show all posts

December 18, 2016

Christopher Robin's toys

Christopher Robin's toys on display at the New York Public Library. 

A Famous Boy and His Famous Bear, 1928 
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March 18, 2007

Animation: Winnie the Pooh in the Soviet Union

A year ago I uploaded a few snippets of the Soviet made Winnie the Pooh which I thought were truly delightful. And now I'm happy to say that YouTube signature kuba0000 has done the good deed of uploading full episodes in 4 parts. They were made in 1969-1972 by the acclaimed film company Soyuzmultfilm, known for a number of celebrated animations like the series about Cheburashka and short films like Hedgehog In The Fog and The Heron and the Crane (Watch them at Videos With Bibi!).

For your convenience I have collected the Soviet-made Winnie-the-Pooh-episodes into one playlist. (see below). I found them through this article in the blog Think In Pictures where the image of Pooh is discussed. For me Pooh has many faces; I love the originals from the book made by Englishman E H Shepherd, however one can't deny that the Disney version exists in one's conscience but now they have both been joined by the fresh images of the Soviet Pooh. I hope you too will enjoy him, although there are no subtitles. You probably know the stories well-enough to follow. Follow?



PS. You'd better hurry watching it. You never know for how long it'll be available!

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March 22, 2006

Animation: Soviet Winnie the Pooh





Did you know there was a Soviet Winnie the Pooh?

"In the Soviet Union, three Winnie the Pooh stories were made into celebrated cartoons by Soyuzmultfilm.

Quotes and songs from the films are still a staple of Russian society, and, together with the characters, are often parodied, while still loved." says Wikipedia

I'm really fond of the original illustrations by E. H. Shepard and the Disney version is quite lovable too but the Soviet version comes a bit like a breath of fresh air. Have a look at some short clips I've uploaded to YouTube.

And here is a Russian site dedicated to Pooh fans.


Thanks to Justine who got me on track for this post.