Interplanetary Revolution signals early Soviet animationJan 1, 1924Labels: Interplanetary Revolution, Early SovietWikipediaWikipedia
Balda project begins, aiming for an animated featureJan 1, 1932Labels: Mikhail Tsekhanovsky, Balda projectWikipediaAnimator ru
The New Gulliver showcases feature-length stop motionJan 1, 1935Labels: Aleksandr Ptushko, The NewWikipediaBritannica
Soyuzmultfilm founded as the USSR’s main studioJun 10, 1936Labels: Soyuzmultfilm, Moscow studioSoyuzmultfilmBritannica
Wartime evacuation reshapes production and outputOct 1, 1941Labels: Soyuzmultfilm, Samarkand evacuationSoyuzmultfilmBritannica
The Snow Queen becomes a major international hitNov 1, 1957Labels: The Snow, SoyuzmultfilmWikipediaTCM
Winnie-the-Pooh adaptation signals a modernist styleJul 19, 1969Labels: Fyodor Khitruk, Winnie-the-PoohWikipediaIMDb
Hedgehog in the Fog sets a new artistic benchmarkOct 23, 1975Labels: Yuri Norstein, Hedgehog inWikipediaNorstein
Tale of Tales elevates Soviet auteur animationJan 1, 1979Labels: Tale of, Yuri NorsteinWikipediaNew Yorker
Post-Soviet crisis forces industry reorganizationDec 26, 1991Labels: Post-Soviet transition, Russian animationBritannicaWikipedia
Open Russian Animation Festival begins to rebuild a fieldJan 1, 1996Labels: Open Russian, Suzdal festivalWikipediaSuzdalfest
Melnitsa studio founded, supporting commercial revivalMar 26, 1999Labels: Melnitsa, Saint PetersburgWikipediaDW
Masha and the Bear launches and goes global onlineJan 7, 2009Labels: Masha and, AnimaccordWikipediaAnimaccord