Korney Chukovsky
Biography
Korney I. Chukovsky [Nikolai V. Korneichukov] (31 March NS 1882 – 28 October 1969) was one of the most popular children's poets in the Russian language. His catchy rhythms, inventive rhymes and absurd characters have invited comparisons with the American children's author Dr. Seuss. Chukovsky's poems Tarakanishche ("The Monster Cockroach"), Krokodil ("The Crocodile"), Telefon ("The Telephone") and Moydodyr ("Wash-'em-Clean") have been favourites with many generations of Russophone children. Lines from his poems, in particular Telefon, have become universal catch-phrases in the Russian media and everyday conversation. He adapted the Doctor Dolittle stories into a book-length Russian poem as Doktor Aybolit ("Dr. Ow-It-Hurts"), and translated a substantial portion of the Mother Goose canon into Russian as Angliyskiye Narodnyye Pesenki ("English Folk Rhymes"). He was also an influential literary critic and essayist.
Known For & Full Filmography5 Titles
Movie - 2020, 2h 15m • as self (found footage)
He gave us an unforgettable and unique childhood. What was the great Russian storyteller really like? A documentary film about Eduard Uspensky.
Movie - 1944, 2h 15m • as Himself
The children's writer Korney Chukovsky gets calls on his new telephone from various forest animals.
Movie - 1983, 2h 15m • as Narrator (voice)
A collection of funny stories about children in ages two to five.
Movie - 1969, 2h 15m • as Self
At his dacha in Peredelkino, children's author Korney Chukovsky showcases a handwritten album containing myriad autographs from famous and not-so-famous Soviet writers, artists, theater figures, and other celebrities.
Movie - 1982, 2h 15m • as (voice)
Cartoon for children based on the tale of the same name by K. I. Chukovskiy.