Agniya Barto

He gave us an unforgettable and unique childhood. What was the great Russian storyteller really like? A documentary film about Eduard Uspensky.

A brief overview of efforts being made across the Soviet Union to deliver lost and inaccurately addressed letters to their recipients, with a particular focus on the work of children's author Agniya Barto.

Children's books, which were considered a luxury in many Soviet families, were sent in large amounts to kindergartens and libraries. The former Rumyantsev Library (now the Russian State Library) had a children's reading room, where children would often choose a book based on the pictures on the card index. Which of the 1960s' writers were especially popular among them?

The newsreel "Pioneerism" is dedicated to the theme of youth and childhood.