Ukraine has imposed sanctions on the hit Russian children's cartoon "Masha and the Bear," a step towards banning it. The culture minister called the show propaganda. Russia said the move showed Kyiv's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Masha wearing a border guard's cap associated with Stalin's NKVD secret police, one of several images cited by critics of the ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Russia's Black Sea Fleet has been mocked in a scathing cartoon ...

Masha and the Bear is based on a folk tale with the plot and characters as follows: Masha is a Russian girl who lives in the forest with her pig, goat, and dog. All the animals in the forest are ...

President Vladimir Putin appeared in the popular Russian cartoon “Prostokvashino,” delivering a New Year’s message alongside a talking cat and dog. The studio, which sells the show to former communist ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Animated characters of the US president, the Doge boss and Kim Jong-un Baby-faced versions of Donald Trump and Elon Musk feature ...

A St. Petersburg court has sentenced Oleg Kuvaev, creator of the animated series “Masyanya,” to four years and one month in prison in absentia over an episode that investigators said urged Russian ...

Michael Ramirez leads this week’s editorial cartoon gallery showing Trump piloting a U.S. fighter jet. “We’re running low on ...

MOSCOW, Jan 7 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin has made a cameo appearance in a popular Russian children's cartoon, delivering a New Year message to the nation alongside a talking cat and dog.