Netflix has acquired the rights to two Russian cartoons, “Leo and Tig” and “Be-Be Bears.” Both series are created by the Moscow-based Parovoz Animation Studio and are set to be released in 190 ...

MOSCOW (AP) - A proverbial Russian bear has long alarmed Westerners as the symbol of Moscow's might and purported ferocity. But the Russian who has taken the world by storm is a sweet goof who hasn't ...

Foreign cartoons will compete alongside Hollywood fare for the first time at the awards ceremony next January By Nick Holdsworth Russian cartoon The Snow Queen 2 has been nominated by national film ...

Masha and the Bear is based on a folk tale with the plot and characters as follows: Masha is a Russian girl who lives in the forest with her pig, goat, and dog. All the animals in the forest are ...

Global Chaos writes about the potential impact that the Soviet and Russian cartoons in public diplomacy: “They can even help overcome long-held preconceptions and stereotypes about the other, thus ...

MOSCOW, January 18. /TASS/. An episode of the Russian animated series Masha and the Bear, entitled Recipe For Disaster, has become the most viewed animated video on YouTube and made its way into ...

A Russian adult animation channel pulled one American- and one British-made cartoon series from its schedules Wednesday after a government watchdog complained they were too cruel and violent.