This is an overview of the Russian holiday-themed animated films that are currently available to be watched with English subtitles (or wordless) on Animatsiya.net, listed from earliest to latest. Each film will have a description, as well as a summary of what's good about it (why you may enjoy watching it), and what's bad about it (why you may not ( Read more... )

The 1964 Thumbelina (Duymovochka), directed by Leonid Amalrik at Soyuzmultfilm studio, is a beloved adaptation of the story by Hans Christian Andersen. I've been working on English subtitles to it for quite a while, and finally finished the translation a bit over a month ago. The film is 30 minutes long. It's one of the classics of Soviet animation ( Read more... )