Весёлая карусель (Season 1)

Vesyolaya Karusel (1969) is a Soviet animated anthology series you can watch online on iFILM. Each issue packs two to four short cartoons — drawn from Russian poems, songs, and fairy tales — into a single compact release. Directors Aleksandr Davydov, Aleksandr Gorlenko, and Sergey Olifirenko each helmed individual stories, often in entirely different visual styles.

This is where generations of Soviet children first met Antoshka and the Little Raccoon — characters that went on to become nursery staples. The anthology format meant no recurring cast, no continuing storyline: just a fresh set of moods every episode, from comic sketches to quiet miniature fables. Stream Vesyolaya Karusel online on iFILM.