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Bring back the nostalgia of Soviet-era childhood with this set of three (3) 33 ⅓ RPM 10" vinyl records featuring beloved fairy tale characters, and a 7" record.

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These albums were a staple of pre-internet children's entertainment in the Soviet Union, and now you can relive those memories with your children. Each album contains delightful and entertaining stories that will captivate your child's imagination and provide hours of fun. The colorful and charming illustrations on the album covers will also make a great addition to any vintage vinyl collection. Get ready to take a trip down memory lane and share the joy of these classic Soviet-era children's stories with your little ones.

The records are in very good vintage shape, and come with the original sleeves. The titles are:

1) "Дважды Два - Четыре" З. Топелиус / "Twice Two – Four" Zacharias Topelius - Мелодия Д-34299 – Д-34300 Vinyl, LP, 10", Repress, Mono USSR 1986 Zacharias Topelius was a Finnish writer, poet, journalist and professor at the University of Helsinki. "Twice Two = Four" tells the story of a young boy named Arvid who struggles with the concept of addition. After being repeatedly told that two plus two equals four, Arvid becomes frustrated and sets out to prove otherwise through various imaginative scenarios. The story highlights the importance of understanding concepts rather than simply memorizing facts. Ex-libris school library record with a label and stamp on the back cover.

2) Кошкин Дом - С. Маршак Label: Мелодия – Д-2550-51 Vinyl, LP, 10", Repress, Mono USSR 1971, Tracklist A) Кошкин Дом B) Кошкин Дом (Окончание). Here is a part of Marshak's poem Koshkin Dom (The Cat's House). This tale is a play for kids. Everyone knows phrases from this poem because the play is played in all the kindergartens without exception. Simple syllables, light rhymes, and many characters are just suitable for learning by kids and easy to play in theater performances. Ex-libris school library record with a label and stamp on the back cover. Sleeve has tape repair.

3) "Приключения Пифа" - Е. Жуковская, М. Астрахан – / "The Adventures of Pif" - E. Zhukovskaya, M. Astrakhan -  Мелодия/Melody - Д35029-30 Vinyl, 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono, Repress, USSR 1986 - The Soviet cartoon tells about the adventures of the famous comic book characters Pif the dog and Hercules the cat. Ex-libris school library record with a label and stamp on the back cover. Sleeve has tape repair.

Советский мультфильм о приключениях знаменитых комических персонажей - собаки Пифа и кота Геркулеса. 

4) "Волк И Семеро Козлят На Новый Лад" Ю. Энтин / "The Wolf and the Seven Little Goats in a New Way" by Yu. Entin - Мелодия – М 52—39341-42 Vinyl, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono, Repress USSR 1980. In good condition. Sleeve has tape repair.

The beginning of the plot corresponds to a fairy tale: the mother goat goes into the garden to get cabbage, strictly instructing the seven kids to lock themselves with seven locks and respond only to her voice so that “marks” do not come out. Left alone, the kids sing and dance, thereby attracting the wolf. To get inside, the wolf pretends to be a mother goat, singing a song!

Material: Vinyl, cardboard sleeves
Condition: The Vinyls are in Good/Very Good condition with signs of use and library cards. Comes with the original sleeves, one sleeve has signs of moisture exposure. See photos for details.
Publisher: Мелодия (Melodiya)
Weight: 403 grams for all
Year Made: 1 x 1971, 1 x 1980, 2 x 1986