Vladimir Kanevsky was known not only for his art but also for his warmth and presence. Friends and readers remember him as generous, playful, and attentive, sharing his world through drawings, personal notes, and stories.
The Adventures of Cipollino
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Doctor Aibolit
Original title: Доктор Айболит A hundred years ago, in 1920, Hugh Lofting’s The Story of Doctor Dolittle was published. Just a few years later, in 1923–1924, Korney Chukovsky adapted it into Russian and soon created his own verse tales about Doctor Aybolit. In 1936, the fairy tale Doctor Aybolit was […]
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Alice Through the Looking Glass
Original title: Приключения Алисы в стране чудес. Алиса в Зазеркалье The book includes two of the most famous works by the English writer Lewis Carroll – “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” and “Through the Looking-Glass”. The color illustrations were created by Irina Kazakova, a talented graphic artist whose works appear in […]
The Little Humpbacked Horse
The Little Humpbacked Horse by Pyotr Yershov, a classic 19th-century Russian fairy tale in verse, has always been a challenging text for illustrators. It shifts quickly from humor to fantasy, from everyday scenes to full-scale fairy tale, and not every artist manages to hold all of this together. The 1993 […]