Father Frost and the Grey Wolf
"Soviet fairy-tale animation from 1937."
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About this film
Olga Chodatajewa's 1937 Soviet animated short adapts folklore in which Father Frost and a grey wolf figure in a wintry moral tale for young audiences. The production belongs to the pre-war Soviet animation studio output that paired fairy-tale subjects with state-approved messaging.
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About the production
Themes
Themes & topics
Historical background
Soviet studios released numerous folklore cartoons in the late 1930s as animation departments expanded under centralized production controls.
Why this film matters
Father Frost and the Grey Wolf is catalogued among early Soviet animated fairy tales directed by Olga Chodatajewa for specialist animation historians.
Making of
Open sources chiefly list credits with Olga Khodataeva named as director.
What critics said
Open Soviet-era reviews are limited in translation; the short appears in databases of 1930s USSR animation.
Did you know?
- Directed by Olga Chodatajewa, 1937.
- Soviet animated fairy-tale short.
What audiences thought
Audience documentation for Father Frost and the Grey Wolf is limited; availability today depends on archive and streaming copies.
Film restoration
Preservation status should be confirmed against archive holdings.
Where to watch
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1937.%20%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%B4%20%D0%9C%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B7%20%D0%B8%20%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%B9%20%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BA.webm