Hedgehog in The Fog

Also by the aforementioned Soyuzmultfilm. Say what you will about Communism or its eventual collapse resulting from its willful ignorance of man's self-interest, but art production in the absence of commercial concerns yields some beautiful results. Yes, sir! This is easily one of the more poetic short animations I've ever seen. Staggering.

Vinni Pukh: Commie Cuteness

I stumbled across this after running into the previously posted Bluebeard. Something about this little bear chatting up a pig seemed awfully familiar, and in searching around, I found that, in fact, this was the Soviet Winnie the Pooh. (Did I see remnants of this when I was in Eastern Germany? Am I making this up? Need to research that further...)

There's a ton more of this squat ball of guff here.

The Vinni Pukh cartoons, along with a ton of other amazing work, were made by Soyuzmultfilm. More on that Soviet animation powerhouse later. Until then, enjoy the gravely voiced, unquestionably tougher, communist Pooh.