In recent months, members of the State Duma and prominent Russian conservatives have turned against one of the central figures of Soviet childhood — Cheburashka. This apparently ridiculous culture war ...

Editor’s Note: This article was published in partnership with Artsy, the global platform for discovering and collecting art. The original article can be seen here. In America, the beloved cartoon ...

Cheburashka, a fun, furry, fictional animal with large ears that are as big as his head, is celebrating his 50th birthday. Join RBTH as we explore some interesting trivia behind one of Russia’s most ...

Cheburashka and Gena the crocodile will join paintings, drawings and decorative art works at an auction of Russia and Soviet art of the 20th century. The original puppets that played the main “parts” ...

MOSCOW — The best-loved soundtrack of Soviet-era childhood rang with melancholy about the lost past and the unfortunate fact that birthdays come only once a year. Its star was an animated outsider — a ...

Instead of obsessing over the fictional Cheburashka, Russians should be focused on more important things like the rebirth of a Russian empire, influential conservatives say. By Alexander Nazaryan ...

Editor’s Note: This article was published in partnership with Artsy, the global platform for discovering and collecting art. The original article can be seen here. In America, the beloved cartoon ...