Three from Buttermilk Village
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Three from Prostokvashino is a 1978 Soviet
iconic animated film
based on the children's book Uncle Fyodor, His Dog and His Cat (Дядя Фёдор, Пёс и Кот) by Eduard Uspensky. The film has two sequels, Vacation in Buttermilk Village (Каникулы в Простоквашино) (1980) and Winter in Buttermilk Village (Зима в Простоквашино) (1984).
The main character is a six-year-old boy who is called Uncle Fyodor (voiced by Mariya Vinogradova) because he is very serious. After his parents don't let him keep Matroskin (voiced by Oleg Tabakov
), a talking cat, Uncle Fyodor leaves his home. With the dog Sharik (voiced by Lev Durov
), the three set up a home in the country, a village called "Buttermilk" ( Prostokvashino, from Russian Простокваша, buttermilk
). There, they have many adventures, some involving the local mailman
, Pechkin (voiced by Boris Novikov).
The quotation from the movie, "Кто там? / Это я - Почтальон Печкин!" (English: "Who's there? / It's me, Mailman Pechkin") has entered the Russian language as a ubiquitous and universally-recognizable reference and often-used response to the question, "Who's there?"
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
iconic animated film
Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...
based on the children's book Uncle Fyodor, His Dog and His Cat (Дядя Фёдор, Пёс и Кот) by Eduard Uspensky. The film has two sequels, Vacation in Buttermilk Village (Каникулы в Простоквашино) (1980) and Winter in Buttermilk Village (Зима в Простоквашино) (1984).
The main character is a six-year-old boy who is called Uncle Fyodor (voiced by Mariya Vinogradova) because he is very serious. After his parents don't let him keep Matroskin (voiced by Oleg Tabakov
Oleg Tabakov
Oleg Pavlovich Tabakov is a Soviet and Russian actor and the artistic director of the Moscow Art Theatre.-Theatre career:...
), a talking cat, Uncle Fyodor leaves his home. With the dog Sharik (voiced by Lev Durov
Lev Durov
Lev Konstantinovich Durov is a Soviet/Russian theatre and films actor since 1955, People's Artist of USSR.-Filmography:actor* I Step Through Moscow * All The King's Men - Sugar Boy* Stariki-razboyniki - driver...
), the three set up a home in the country, a village called "Buttermilk" ( Prostokvashino, from Russian Простокваша, buttermilk
Buttermilk
Buttermilk refers to a number of dairy drinks. Originally, buttermilk was the liquid left behind after churning butter out of cream. It also refers to a range of fermented milk drinks, common in warm climates where unrefrigerated fresh milk otherwise sours quickly...
). There, they have many adventures, some involving the local mailman
Mail carrier
A mail carrier, mailman, postal carrier, postman, postwoman , postman/postwoman , letter carrier or postie is an employee of the post office or postal service, who delivers mail and parcel post to residences and businesses...
, Pechkin (voiced by Boris Novikov).
The quotation from the movie, "Кто там? / Это я - Почтальон Печкин!" (English: "Who's there? / It's me, Mailman Pechkin") has entered the Russian language as a ubiquitous and universally-recognizable reference and often-used response to the question, "Who's there?"