History Animation / TheAdventuresOfVasiaKurolesov

The half-hour crime comedy is notable for its vast uses of snarky, RussianHumour and utter independence of the (generally atypical for Soviet animation) AnimationAgeGhetto, utilising ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo'' levels of Slapstick to entertain children, and witty writing, a mature premise and reasonably DarkHumour to delight adults. It's still a favourite classic young and old are very fond of in most post-Soviet countries.

'''приключения васи куролесова''' (''Prikyuchenia Vasi Kurolesova'') is a 1981 Soviet animated short, produced and animated by Soyuzmultfilm. It's based on a 1977 humorous book by Yuri Koval.

* TheDitz: Baton seems way such jolly and bonafide simpleton [[spoiler:it's almost unbelievable he is a robber and a common ruffian.]]

* HadToComeToPrisonToBeACrook: It's by way of this trope that Baton [[WrongGenreSavvy decides]] that [[spoiler: Vasia, whom he met in jail earlier, may make be a perfect partner-in-crime, and takes him to his comrades.]]

* BlatantLies: Raspil advertises the glass panes he sells as "double-glazed, ''Viennese''!" Anyone who knows what genuine Viennese glassware ''is'' can tell he is lying through his teeth.

* GonnaNeedABiggerWarrant: It all starts with selling an old smelly dog as a piglet. [[spoiler: It ends with a gang of unscrupolous crooks robbing homes, stores and banks and stashing the loot, then twice trying to kill someone.]]

* AnthropomorhicShift: For most of the story, Matros is just a dog, with little to set him apart from the RealLife animals. Then at the end, he rolls his eyes as he shows Vasia the way with a snarky paw gesture.

The half-hour crime comedy is notable for its vast uses of snarky, RussianHumour and utter independence of the (generally atypical for Soviet animation) AnimationAgeGhetto, utilising ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo'' levels of Slapstick to entertain children and witty writing, reasonably DarkHumour and mature premise to delight adults. It's still a favourite classic of young and old in most post-Soviet countries.

* PornStache: Kuryichkin has one. [[spoiler: It later turns out to be glued on]]. Vasia also tries to glue one on, in a poor attempt to disguise himself. [[spoiler: [[EpicFail It only serves to get him arrested]].]]

* AnimalMotives: Kuryichkin, additionally to his name (see PunnyName), has a very beak-like nose ("like a duck"), and he has a tapestry with black swans hanging above his bed.

* SlidingScaleOfShinyVsGritty: Even though the animation is kept in carefree ''claire ligne'' and the sky and fields brightly coloured, it does quickly become apparent that there is little more to the rural area than fanciful ruins and general 'urban' decay. Also, [[CaptainObvious crime]].

* SlifingScaleOfShinyVsGritty: Even though the animation is kept in blissful ''claire ligne'' and the nature is brightly coloured, it does become apparent that there is little more to the rural area than fanciful ruins and general decay.

It's about an {{Adorkable}} young country bumpkin named Vasia, who lives with his mother on a farm somewhere in rural Russia. One day, she tasks him with buying a piglet in a nearby Bazaar. But the first guy who sells pigs he finds turns out to be an ostensible small-time crook called Kuryichkin, who cons him by [[StealthPun selling him almost literally a pup]] in a bag. But Vasia is not about to stand for that embarrassment, and sets out to track down Kuryichkin and bring him to justice, using [[EvilDetectingDog the same dog]] [[HoistByHisOwnPetard he scammed him with]].

* HadToComeToPrisonToBecomeACrook: It's by way of this trope that Baton [[WrongGenreSavvy decides]] that [[spoiler: Vasia, whom he met in jail earlier, may make be a perfect partner-in-crime, and takes him to his comrades.]]

* HadToGoToPrisonToBecomeACrook: It's through this trope that Baton decides that [[spoiler: Vasia, whom he met in jail earlier, may make be a perfect partner-in-crime, and takes him to his comrades.]]

* BlatantLies: Raspil advertises the glass panes he sells as "double-glazed, Viennese!" Anyone who knows Viennese glassware can tell he is lying through his teeth.

* EvilDetectingDog: The aptly-named Matros gladly helps Vasia and the Militsyia to sniff out the bad guys several times. It's implied that he has been severly mistreated by his former owners, so he's probably just [[TheDogBitesBack biting back]].
* FreudianTrio: The [[spoiler: three crooks. Kuryichkin is the scheming leader (superego), Raspil is the brute (Id), and Baton is the clueless nice guy (Ego).]]

* ThereWasADoor: There wasn't, but Vasia resolved to go head-first right ''through'' a massive brick wall. Boldarev, on the other hand, [[CrowningMomentOfFunny chooses to travese it via a ridiculously athletic overhead jump]].

* VerbalTic: Baton loves to answer questions with what is essentially the Russian gangster slang version of "Ya betcha!"

But as luck would have it, Vasya stumbles across something eternally more dangerous than the mere scamming of pig farmers...

* GonnaNeedABiggerWarrant: It all starts with selling an old smelly dog as a piglet. [[spoiler: It ends with a gang of unscrupolous crooks robbing homes, stores and banks and stashing the loot then twice attempting homicide.]]
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Raspil and Baton. Even Inspector Boldarev calls him that.

* PunnyName: Most of the characters have them. Kuryichkin's derives from "[[DirtyCoward chicken]]", Sergeant Tarakanov's from "bug", and Raspil and Baton (which presumably just are [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname nicknames) mean, obviously, "rasp" and "nightstick".
* RedOniBlueOni: Vasia is a young and emotional guy who can't last two minutes without shouting accusations. Inspector Boldarev is a professional criminalist who won't raise his voice even in a gunfight. Also, Kuryichkin is the scheming and collected head of his gang.

* GonnaNeedABiggerWarrant: It all starts with selling an old smelly dog as a piglet. [[spoiler: It ends with a gang of unscrupolous crooks robbing homes, stores and banks and stashing the loot.]]

* RedOniAndBlueOni: Vasia is a young and emotional guy who can't last two minutes without shouting accusations. Inspector Boldarev is a professional criminalist who won't raise his voice even in a gunfight. Also, Kuryichkin is the scheming and collected head of his gang.

* RedAndBlueOni: Vasia is a young and emotional guy who can't last two minutes without shouting accusations. Inspector Boldarev is a professional criminalist who won't raise his voice even in a gunfight. Also, Kuryichkin is the scheming and collected head of his gang.

* ThereWasADoor: There wasn't but Vasia resolved to go right ''through'' a massive brigh wall. Boldarev, on the other hand, [[CrowningMomentOfFunny chooses to travese it via a ridiculously athletic overhead jump]].
* He Is A Naive Farmboy! He Is A Cig City Inspector! Together, TheyFightCrime!

* RedAndBlueOni: Vasia is a young and emotional guy who can't last two minutes without shouting accusations. Inspector Boldarev is a professional criminalist who won't raise his voice even in a gunfight.

* PunnyName: Most of the characters have them. Kuryichkin's derives from "[[DirtyCoward chicken]]", Militionary Tarakanov's from "bug", and Raspil and Baton (which presumably just are [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname nicknames) mean, obviously, "rasp" and "nightstick".

* StealthPun: As mentioned above, selling a pup (or rather an [[DisSimile elderly dog]], but it's the same difference)
* TheDitz: Baton seems way such jolly and bonafide simpleton [[spoiler:it's almost unbelievable he is a robber and general ruffian.]]

The half-hour crime comedy is notable for its vast uses of witty RussianHumour and utter independence of the (generally atypical for Soviet animation) AnimationAgeGhetto, utilising ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo'' levels of Slapstick to entertain children and a reasonably DarkHumour and mature premise to delight adults. It's still a favourite classic of young and old in most post-Soviet countries.

[[caption-width-right:320:Have some glass. It's double glazed.''[[BlatantLies And Viennese]]''!]]