Best Russian animation series
A curated collection of popular animation series from Russia.
My student spirit (2020)
My student spirit (2020)
"My student spirit" is a story about a student and a little afterlife. The series tells about the ghost of a student and his living friend, who are forced to help each other in order to achieve a common goal — to leave the institute.
Alisa Knows What to Do! (2013)
Alisa Knows What to Do! (2013)
Alisa Selezneva is a 12-years-old schoolgirl living on the Earth in 2093. Together with her friends, she explores the world of the future, traveling in space and having incredible adventures.
The Adventures of Peter and Wolf (2020)
The Adventures of Peter and Wolf (2020)
The story is about the adventures of an ordinary schoolboy Petya and his friend Wolf, who connects the world of people with the world of fairy tales. Petya helps the magical heroes solve their magical problems that require a non-standard approach.
Dunno on the Moon (1996)
Dunno on the Moon (1996)
They are neither adults nor kids - somewhere in between, living in their separate boys and girls cozy dorms and doing whatever they love to do - inventors, artists, poets, mechanists, scientists and....just dreamers! These enthusiastic and creative folks enjoy their half-adult, half-childish lifestyles and entertain each other with the different tricks and practical jokes. The main hero stands out of the crowd - while the others try to live the normal life socializing as they can, he can never be rested, always coming up with the different unpredictable and unexpected moves, which always make viewers burst with laugh....
Kid-E-Cats (2015)
Kid-E-Cats (2015)
Cookie, Pudding and Candy are kitten siblings whose favorite things are sweet treats and letting their curiosity lead them on adventures in learning.
Exaella (2011)
Exaella (2011)
It all happened in one of the safest Somniupolis of the planet, inside one of the best-equipped and reliable mega-complexes - "Xonasu Area." As in the very beginning, and in the last few decades, all the systems had operated in nominal mode until the satellite network transferred an array of unclassified data to the central analytical cluster. According to the guidelines, the data were immediately isolated and sent to be re-evaluated in order to classify the registered events and to develop further options for protective and preventive efforts. A few days later, the tranquility of the sleeping "Xonasu" was torn apart by sharp, blazing fragments of multiple meteors. The area around the "Xonasu" faltered - a wave of interruptions and failures rapidly swept through the heart of its systems ... and one of the errors launched the sequence to awake the Supreme Operator of Xonasu. A little later - all was quiet and still.
Alisa Knows What to Do! (2013)
Alisa Knows What to Do! (2013)
Alisa Selezneva is a 12-years-old schoolgirl living on the Earth in 2093. Together with her friends, she explores the world of the future, traveling in space and having incredible adventures.
Masha and the Bear (2009)
Masha and the Bear (2009)
The aim of Masha and the Bear series is simple and urgent at the same time — the series tries to introduce eternal truths to a child in a clear and entertaining way, to present the world in its diversity and to reveal positive features of any situation. The series also tries to explain the logic of actions in various difficult situations and helps to struggle with your own weak points in an unobtrusive way.
Kikoriki (2004)
Kikoriki (2004)
The Smeshariki are stylized rounded animals. Each of the nine characters has a unique personality and a range of interests with no negative characters among them. Plots are built not on the battle of opposing forces but on the unexpected situations the animated characters stumble upon in their interactions deemed similar to the ones that children may encounter in their everyday lives. Many of the topics foreground the guidance that friendship and community provide to the individual making his or her way in the world. Complex themes and specific cultural references place this cartoon firmly within the Russian tradition of animation. Much attention was devoted to the humor in the series, some of which has attracted adults as well.
Gogoriki (2004)
Gogoriki (2004)
Gogoriki is a Russian animated children's television series built around animals, each with unique character traits and interests. In each episode, the characters encounter an unexpected situation or conflict, similar to those that children may encounter. The series is also funny, making it a viewing pleasure for adults and children alike!
The Fixies (2010)
The Fixies (2010)
“The Fixies” follows the comical misadventures of Tom Thomas and his secret friendship with Simka and Nolik, the children of the Fixie family that lives in his apartment. There’s just no end to the troubles Tom Thomas and his Fixie friends get themselves into with all the gadgets and appliances around them! Luckily for Tom Thomas, the Fixies have the smarts, skills, and tools they need to figure out a problem and solve it before his parents find out.
Kid-E-Cats (2015)
Kid-E-Cats (2015)
A story about everyday life, relationships and adventures of three little curious kittens. In their large family, life never stands still: together they learn to express emotions, support each other and find a way out of any situation, even difficult at first sight, with the help of imagination and parental advice.
Masha's tales (2011)
Masha's tales (2011)
Masha, it turns out, loves to tell stories! And she tells them, as would any child with creativity, a little in her own way - because children see the world, not as we, adults.
Malyshariki (2015)
Malyshariki (2015)
BabyRiki characters are toys that have come to life in a children's bedroom. They explore and discover their world, making friends and learning new things along the way. Storylines are simple and related to familiar things for this age group, such as eating, activities, playing, sleeping and other daily routines.
Смешарики. Мир без насилия (2011)
Смешарики. Мир без насилия (2011)
Барбоскины (2011)
Барбоскины (2011)
Mom, Dad ... and five puppies. At Barboskin family all as humans. Dad spends his spare time on the computer, the daughter addicted to fashion and listen to Joan Pussy and sons playing football and dream about the Nobel Prize.
about football, hockey and (1955)
about football, hockey and (1955)
Booba (2014)
Booba (2014)
Booba is cute and inquisitive, like a five-year-old kid. He explores the world without anger or resentment, only joy and wonder. He doesn't talk, although he does make sounds to express his emotions. Nobody knows where he came from, but he has obviously missed the last 100 years of human progress and explores modern locations with boundless energy and enthusiasm. His awkward movements, combined with a strong desire to learn more about the world around him, often have hilarious results! However, this doesn’t satisfy Booba’s curiosity, so his adventures will continue in the upcoming series.
Baby Riki (2018)
Baby Riki (2018)
BabyRiki characters are toys that have come to life in a children's bedroom. They explore and discover their world, making friends and learning new things along the way.
Фитиль (тележурнал) (2004)
Фитиль (тележурнал) (2004)
What the Family (2023)
What the Family (2023)
Meet one big family: Father, Mommy, Sonny, Grandpa and Granny. They have a small entertainment show on YouTube. But when adventurous Grandpa signs a contract with A Big Streaming Service and their family life is to become a reality show, they find themselves entrapped. From now on, the terms of the contract prohibit them from growing old or dying, and they are obliged to live in the same apartment and answer all the questions Sonny asks them. And topics Sonny is interested in become more and more serious.
Leo and Tig (2016)
Leo and Tig (2016)
Leo & Tig are two young friends living in the wild nature of the Far East. They are always excited to discover something new in the world around them with its beauties, dangers, and legends.
Fantasy Patrol (2016)
Fantasy Patrol (2016)
An epic animation about four 'average' girls who have superpowers. They get into endless adventures while trying to balance the world of fairies with the human one.
Smeshariki. New season (2020)
Junior and Karlson (1968)
Junior and Karlson (1968)
A Soviet cult cartoon, so untypical for a Western viewer, especially, a little one. A boy named Malysh ("A Little One") suffers from solitude being the youngest of the three children in a Swedish family. The acute sense of solitude makes him desperately want a dog, but before he gets one, he "invents" a friend - the very Karlson who lives upon the roof. So typical for the Russian culture spirit of mischief, which is, actually, never punished, and the notion that relative welfare not necessarily means happiness made the book by Astrid Lindgren and its TV adaptations tremendously popular in the Soviet Union and nowadays Russia and vice versa - somewhat alienated to the Western reader and viewer (see User's comments below). However, both the book and the cartoon are truly universal - entertaining and funny for the children and thought-provoking and somewhat sad for grownups.
38 parrots (1976)
38 parrots (1976)
Parrot, Monkey and Elephant are excited to understand how long their friend Boa is. They finally arrive to the result, though it is measured in quite a strange fashion.