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From the Communist Time Capsule: Science Fiction Masters Adapted By Soviet Animators

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In the waning days of the U.S.S.R., Russian animators turned their eyes toward short stories written by science fiction authors like Ray Bradbury, Stephen King, and Robert Silverberg. The results are crude, experimental, and oddly beautiful.

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Ray Bradbury’s “There Will Come Soft Rains,” directed by Nazim Tulyakhodzayev

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyyxK8Oqc94

“Contact” (Based on Robert Silverberg’s “Company Man”), directed by Vladimir Tarasov

Stephen King’s “Battleground,” directed by Mihal Titov

Ray Bradbury’s “Here There Be Tigers,” directed by Vladimir Samsonov

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