The World in Images
Cheburashka: The Stuffed Toy Dividing Russian Society
S5 • E59 May 21, 2026 11m
A cult figure of Soviet culture, Cheburashka triumphed at the Russian box office in 2026. Adopted as a good-luck charm on the Ukrainian front, this childlike object now irritates the authorities - proof that animated cinema often carries profound ideological stakes.
