“What chintzy gifts! They didn’t even put a single bottle o’ beer in here!”
Tuesday, 1 December 2009
Sunday, 29 November 2009
Andrei Buzov. Even the Departed Queue Up! 2009
Even the Departed Queue Up! (Andrei Buzov, 2009)
What do you mean, “no more waiting?” I’m still tied up down there at the polyclinic!
Friday, 27 November 2009
Sergei Korsun. Suicide. 2009
Suicide (Sergei Korsun, 2009)
I’m not going to be lectured about this cartoon. Save your time and energy. It doesn’t make fun of suicides… it’s more “gallows humour” about devils and sporting events. I found it funny… if you don’t care for that… nuts to you, it’s my site. Pass me the jug…
Anonymous. Meeting the Guest of Honour. 2009
Meeting the Guest of Honour (Anonymous, 2009)
This was an incident during the visit of Patriarch Kirill Gundyaev to Solovki in August 2009. It was on a Live Journal site, http://nixette.livejournal.com/ Apparently, it was scanned from the November/December 2009 issue of Russian Life (which is available at Barnes & Noble in the north-eastern USA, I can’t speak for other regions), which is still on sale, I’ll warrant.
The clergy lined up in anticipation of the patriarch’s arrival, then, a mutt strolled out of the crowd, moved amongst the priests, sniffing the air happily. It caused smiles all around, but, no one moved. After sowing such cheery confusion, the dog sauntered leisurely back into the crowd.
Andrei Buzov. The Unbeliever. 2009
The Unbeliever (Andrei Buzov, 2009)
What do you mean, “I should’ve turned the steering wheel to the right?” I’m no newbie, honey!
Wednesday, 3 June 2009
Theodor Kittelsen. En Uheldig Bjørnejakt (A Bear-Hunt Gone Wrong). 1908
En Uheldig Bjørnejakt (A Bear-Hunt Gone Wrong) (Theodor Kittelsen, 1908)
Not a work by a Russian artist, but, “bears” are an archtypical “Russian” subject, so, I offer no excuses for this romp into “bearishness”. Don’t mess with the bear! You might be sorry!
By the way, my Nicky LOVES this picture… you can see why, of course!
For the curious, this painting is Danish… so… a bow of respect to Fr Peter Olsen, rector at St Basil Russian Orthodox Church in Maplewood NY, one of the finest priests and human-beings I have ever met. God keep you, Batiushka Peter!
Saturday, 17 January 2009
Nu Pogodi (Just You Wait!). Remix video with Russian pop standards
Nu Pogodi (Just You Wait!) was a popular Soviet-era cartoon series. Here, old clips from the series are matched with Russian pop/rock standards. I think that this is the Russian equivalent of the Road Runner and the Coyote… and my Nicky agrees with me!
Vinni Pukh, Chast 1 (Winnie the Pooh (Russian-style), Part 1)
Here’s a different take on Winnie the Pooh, it’s not the yellow Disney bear! He’s a dark-brown Mishka-like character, and Piglet is rather skinny, to be sure. Again, you need no facility in Russian to follow the fun!
Poliklinika Kota Leopolda (Leopold the Cat Goes to the Polyclinic)
A sweet little Russian cartoon about Leopold the Cat and his two mouse adversaries. you need not understand Russian to get in on the fun! They are at the polyclinic, and all sort of mayhem ensues.
