{"id":11096,"date":"2018-08-16T07:33:17","date_gmt":"2018-08-16T07:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=11096"},"modified":"2018-08-16T03:47:55","modified_gmt":"2018-08-16T03:47:55","slug":"russian-news-cheburashka-creator-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/russian-news-cheburashka-creator-dies\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian News: Cheburashka Creator Dies"},"content":{"rendered":"

A sad piece of news came from Russia \u2014 Eduard Uspensky<\/a> (\u042d\u0434\u0443\u0430\u0301\u0440\u0434 \u0423\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0301\u043d\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439), a children’s literature author and the creator of Cheburashka<\/a> (\u0427\u0435\u0431\u0443\u0440\u0430\u0301\u0448\u043a\u0430) died aged 80. Many of his stories were made into cartoons that many speakers of Russian (not only in Russia!) grew up on. In addition, he wrote the screenplays to many cartoons. To remember Uspensky, let us look at three of the cartoons he helped create.<\/p>\n

\"Cheburashka\"

Image via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n

\u0427\u0435\u0431\u0443\u0440\u0430\u0301\u0448\u043a\u0430<\/h2>\n

Cheburashka cartoons tell the story of a mysterious but cuddly creature named Cheburashka (\u0427\u0435\u0431\u0443\u0440\u0430\u0301\u0448\u043a\u0430), also known as Topple in some early translations, who was found in a crate of oranges. Cheburashka does not fit in anywhere and is eventually “adopted” by the lonely zoo crocodile named Gena (\u043a\u0440\u043e\u043a\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0301\u043b \u0413\u0435\u0301\u043d\u0430). I’ve even read an article<\/a> suggesting that Cheburashka’s “otherness” represented the experience of Soviet Jews.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0Xrr9mcdFvw<\/p>\n

\u041f\u0440\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043e\u043a\u0432\u0430\u0301\u0448\u0438\u043d\u043e<\/h2>\n

Another famous series of cartoons based on Uspensky’s stories describes the adventures of a young boy named Uncle Fyodor (\u0434\u044f\u0301\u0434\u044f \u0424\u0451\u0434\u043e\u0440) in a village (\u0434\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0301\u0432\u043d\u044f) called Prostokvashino (\u041f\u0440\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043e\u043a\u0432\u0430\u0301\u0448\u0438\u043d\u043e). When his parents refuse to let him keep a stray cat as a pet, he leaves to go to the family’s country house with the cat, and all sorts of adventures ensue.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/youtu.be\/FOebKn_WhI0<\/p>\n

\u041e\u0441\u044c\u043c\u0438\u043d\u043e\u0436\u043a\u0438<\/h2>\n

A lesser known but fun cartoon is \u041e\u0441\u044c\u043c\u0438\u043d\u043e\u0301\u0436\u043a\u0438 (Octopuses). It tells the story of a family of octopuses<\/span> (\u043e\u0441\u044c\u043c\u0438\u043d\u043e\u0301\u0433\u0438) where the clueless dad can’t really handle his mischievous children.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Y0rbT1uWOr8<\/p>\n

I hope this glimpse into Uspensky’s oeuvre was informative and encourages you to learn more about him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"Cheburashka\"

A sad piece of news came from Russia \u2014 Eduard Uspensky (\u042d\u0434\u0443\u0430\u0301\u0440\u0434 \u0423\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0301\u043d\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439), a children’s literature author and the creator of Cheburashka (\u0427\u0435\u0431\u0443\u0440\u0430\u0301\u0448\u043a\u0430) died aged 80. Many of his stories were made into cartoons that many speakers of Russian (not only in Russia!) grew up on. In addition, he wrote the screenplays to many cartoons…<\/p>\n

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