7.1K views · 222 reactions | Soviet film lovers rejoice! The iconic Cheburashka will return to the big screen in 2022. The Soviet cultural icon first debuted in a 1969 cartoon, and became an instant hit across the nation. Since then Cheburashka has remained a national treasure. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3iYSrWE | The Moscow Times | Facebook

Cheburashka is a small brown-haired animal famous for his huge ears and big eyes. He’s an entirely fictitious character from a 1965 children’s book by Soviet writer Eduard Uspensky. Although some children still think they can see Cheburashka in a zoo. In 1969 Cheburashka played the main role in the first episode of a cartoon series by Soyuzmultfil, Russia’s major animated film studio, about … himself and his friends. | Soviet Visuals