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The text is a transcript of a video about the history of Russian animation from the early 20th century to the 1930s. It covers the works of pioneers like Shiryaev, Starevich, Merkulov, Ptushko, Tsekhanovsky and others, and how they experimented with different techniques and styles. It also shows how Soviet animation was influenced by Walt Disney and tried to catch up with Hollywood. The text ends with a teaser for future episodes and a call to action for viewers.
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1. Alexander Shiryaev was a choreographer who made hand-drawn and puppet cartoons in the early 20th century, but his works remained unknown until 1995.
2. Vladislav Starevich was a museum caretaker who made puppet cartoons with dead insects, such as The Beautiful Lukanida (1910) and The New Gulliver (1935).
3. Soviet animation in the 1920s was influenced by avant-garde art and propaganda, and experimented with different techniques such as repositioning and transfer.
4. In 1930, Soviet viewers saw Walt Disney's cartoons for the first time and were impressed by their smoothness and detail.
5. Viktor Smirnov went to the USA to study Disney's techniques and brought back the cel animation technology to the USSR.
6. Soviet cartoons of the 1930s often imitated Disney's style, but also developed their own originality and artistic expression.
7. In 1936, several animation divisions of different studios merged into one Soyuzmultfilm, which became the main producer of Soviet animation.