History Creator / Soyuzmultfilm

Soyuzmultfilm was in deep trouble in the 1990s, having lost nearly 90% of its staff and being forced to scale back its output considerably. The building housing the puppet division was transferred, in a court decision involving several other buildings, to the [[UsefulNotes/OrthodoxChristianity Russian Orthodox Church]]. Before the company could react to this turn of events, an Orthodox UsefulNotes/{{Cossack|s}} squadron, accompanied by religious locals, broke into the building and destroyed with ''actual swords'' what they termed the "satanic puppets animated with the blood of Christian babies" ([[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer no really, this happened]]); the studio employees were not allowed to come in and salvage anything.

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Soyuzmultfilm was in deep trouble in the 1990s, having lost nearly 90% of its staff and being forced to scale back its output considerably. The building housing the puppet division was transferred, in a court decision involving several other buildings, to the Russian Orthodox Church. Before the company could react to this turn of events, an Orthodox Cossack squadron, accompanied by religious locals, broke into the building and destroyed with ''actual swords'' what they termed the "satanic puppets animated with the blood of Christian babies" ([[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer no really, this happened]]); the studio employees were not allowed to come in and salvage anything.

Soyuzmultfilm (Союзмультфи́льм, Union Cartoon) is a Russian animation studio now owned by the Ministry for Culture of Russia. It was the largest and most influential animation studio of the [[UsefulNotes/SovietRussiaUkraineAndSoOn Soviet Union]]'s existence and has made at least 1500 animated films or shorts. Soyuzmultfilm was also noted for its variety of animation styles; it was very willing to experiment as the animators were paid by the Soviet Academy of Film regardless of the success or failure of the films.

Soyuzmultfilm (Союзмультфи́льм, Union Cartoon) is a Russian animation studio now owned by the Ministry for Culture of Russia. It was the largest and most influential animation studio of the [[UsefulNotes/SovietRussiaUkraineAndSoOn Soviet Union]]'s existence and has made at least 1500 animated films or shorts. Soyuzmultfilm was also noted for its variety of animation styles; it was very willing to experiment as the animators were paid by the Soviet Academy of Film regardless of the success of the films.

During the Perestroika years, Soyuzmultfilm suffered an economic crisis due to underfunding and new management. During that period, it was turned into an enterprise in 1989, being leased for 10 years.

* ''Animation/TheTwelveMonths'' (1956 adaptation) (also co-produced the [[Anime/TwelveMonths 1980 adaptation with Creator/ToeiAnimation)

* ''Animation/TheTwelveMonths''

* ''The Enchanted Boy''

* ''Gofmaniada''

* ''Animation/TheHumpbackedHorse''

* ''Animation/TheMysteryOfTheThirdPlanet''
* ''Animation/TheSnowQueen1957''
* ''Animation/TheFrogPrincess''

* ''Train of Romashkova''
* ''Pass''
* ''Scarlet Flower''
* ''Umka''
* ''Vovka in the Far Far Away Kingdom''

* ''Animation/AdventuresOfMowgli''
* ''Animation/VinniPukh'' (''Winnie the Pooh'')
* ''Gofmaniada''
* ''The Ugly Duckling''
* ''Animation/HeronAndCrane''

* ''Animation/TheKey''
* ''Animation/TheGoatMusician''
* ''The Golden Antelope''
* ''Animation/TheAdventuresOfVasiaKurolesov''
* ''Animation/{{Ostrov}}''
* ''Animation/{{Vykrutasy}}''

* ''Animation/TheForestChronicle''

Soyuzmultfilm was in deep trouble in the 1990s, having lost nearly 90% of its staff and being forced to scale back its output considerably. The building housing the puppet division was transferred, in a court decision involving several other buildings, to the Russian Orthodox Church. Before the company could react to this turn of events, an Orthodox Cossack squadron, accompanied by religious locals, broke into the building and destroyed with ''actual swords'' what they termed the "satanic puppets animated with the blood of Christian babies"; the studio employees were not allowed to come in and salvage anything.