"[E]xamines film animation during the post-Stalin period of liberalization.April-June 2013"-- COMMUNICATION BOOKNOTES Qtly "Given the centrality of the Soviet experience to the history of animation, Soviet Animation . is highly recommended to all graduate students and professionals in the field of animation studies . Particularly welcome for the readership of this interesting book will surely be the abundant colour illustrations supporting the analyses."-- Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television "Scholars and students of Soviet cinema have long lamented the lack of English-language texts on Soviet animation, one of the richest and yet least studied fields of Russian and Soviet culture. Laura Pontieri's small but excellent volume goes a long way to fill this niche. [T]his book is an important contribution to the fields of Soviet cinema and Russian and Soviet culture.72.

4 October 2013"-- Russian Review "Laura Pontieri's book is a welcome addition to the field of animation studies. The book's huge strength lies in the readings of the individual films -- and that alone is a great achievement."-- Slavonic & East European Review.