Norshteyn essay and comics

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Michael Sporn has recently posted some fantastic material on his "splog". The first is an essay written by Yuriy Norshteyn that appeared in Animafilm 5 on March 1980. It is in English:
http://www.michaelspornanimation.com/splog/?p=2045

I've also made it into a PDF, for those who prefer to read it offline.

The second is a portion of a book published in Japan by Tanya Usvavskaya which contains comics of her life working at Norshteyn's studio:
http://www.michaelspornanimation.com/splog/?p=2049
UPDATE (30/11/09): Part 2: http://www.michaelspornanimation.com/splog/?p=2058