Lev Atamanov
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Lev Atamanov (February 21, 1905 in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...

 — February 12, 1981 in Moscow) was one of the foremost Soviet animation
History of Russian animation
The History of Russian animation is very rich, but is so far a nearly unexplored field for Western film theory and history. As most of Russia's production of animation for film|cinema and television was created during Soviet times, it may also be referred to as the History of Soviet...

 film directors and one of the founders of Soviet animation art.

He is the director of the famous classics of Soviet animation, such as the prize-winning fairy tales The Yellow Stork (Zheltyy aist) (1950), Scarlet Flower
The Scarlet Flower (1952 film)
The Scarlet Flower is a 1952 Soviet animated film directed Lev Atamanov. It was produced at the Soyuzmultfilm studio in Moscow and is based on the story of the same name by Sergei Aksakov...

(Alenkiy tsvetochek) (1952), The Golden Antelope (1954), the full-length animation The Snow Queen
The Snow Queen (1957 film)
The Snow Queen is a 1957 Soviet animated film directed by Lev Atamanov. It was produced at the Soyuzmultfilm studio in Moscow and is based on the story of the same name by Hans Christian Andersen...

(Snezhnaya koroleva) (1957), and the modern satirical tale The Key
The Key (1961 film)
The Key is a 1961 Soviet animated film directed by Lev Atamanov. It was produced at the Soyuzmultfilm studio in Moscow.-Plot:The film is a cautionary tale about the need to develop good work habits, personal responsibility and conscience in life....

(Klyuch) (1961).

In his works Lev Atamanov subtly conveyed the national colouring of fairy tales and combined romantic elation in images of positive characters with warm and kind humor. Atamanov is of Armenian descent.

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