The Russian traditions for this time of year differ somewhat from the Western ones. Santa Claus is called Father Frost (Ded Moroz), he has a daughter but not a wife, and he comes on New Year's Eve instead of Christmas Eve. He also traditionally would use a troika of horses instead of reindeer. But other than that, there are many similarities, and ( Read more... )

This post is about modern Russian independent animators (not affiliated with any studio) who, for whatever reason, have decided to add English subtitles to their films. Modern independent animation in Russia differs enormously from what is produced by studios. The films (which are usually made in Macromedia Flash) tend to be violent, dark, sadistic ( Read more... )