Cheburashka

The Winter Olympics have gone through its first week. I’m still poking around on YouTube for some Russian and Soviet themed videos. What I’ve found there are way more interesting than NBC’s attempt of introducing Americans to Russian culture. (I’ve seen the lame profiles on Moscow, Siberia, and drinking vodka.) It’s too bad because I’ve found all sorts of interesting things on Russian culture. On example is this clip featuring four stop-motion animated shorts featuring a creature who looks like a cross between a bear and a monkey named Cheburashka and his best friend, a crocodile named Gena. Cheburashka is totally cute and the animation is really charming.