WW2 memorabilia in "Masha and the bear"

[Finkeren]

I don't even know why I post this here. I guess it's the only place where someone might find this kinda interesting.

 

My 2 year old daughter has become something of a fan of the, quite good, Russian animated shorts called "Masha and the Bear" (Маша и Медведь) about a little girl tormenting a good natured retired circus bear. It's among the more bearable (pun not intended) shows aimed at small children, so if you have small children give it a try.

 

Through the endless rewatching of the episodes available on Youtube, something has caught my attention: The show is littered with small references to the Great Patriotic War.

 

Of things I've spotted so far is: Masha wearing a Red Army officers cap, Masha wearing a WW2 era tank drivers helmet, the bear owning several model planes (one clearly based on the I-16, the other an unambiguous MiG-3), use of music pieces like "Katyusha", "March of Stalin's Air Force" and "Farewell of Slavianka" etc etc.

 

 

As I said: I'm not sure, why I'm even posting this, but some of you might find it interesting for some inexplicable reason.

[Feathered_IV]

It is interesting.  Nice looking animation too.  I imagine the legacy of the Great Patriotic War still runs very deep in the Russian popular conscious. 

[Mastermariner]

Hardly a generation ago and +20 million dead how could it possibly be any different?

Master