The calls for Masha and the Bear to be banned in the UK might seem surprising, but they're the latest in a long line of cartoon controversies. The history of animation is filled with instances of ...

Cross-party group writes to ministers of concerns children’s show contains unsubtle ‘propaganda content’ ...

LONDON — Turner Broadcasting System has licensed season two of Russian animated series “Masha and the Bear” to run on pre-school channel Cartoonito in the U.K. Season one is being broadcast six times ...

Oleg Kuzovkov, the creator of hit 3D animated show "Masha and the Bear," is to produce the first original feature film based on the record-breaking property. The show is incredibly popular on YouTube ...

Politicians are claiming that a hit Netflix animation is Russian propaganda aimed at the ‘militarisation of children’. But it’s far from a recent problem – even the CIA has funded kids’ entertainment ...

Masha and the Bear is based on a folk tale with the plot and characters as follows: Masha is a Russian girl who lives in the forest with her pig, goat, and dog. All the animals in the forest are ...

The Netflix streaming service has expanded its agreement with the Russian animation studio Animaccord and received the rights to show new episodes of the animated series Masha and the Bear. This was ...

Animations have been blamed for subversion, militarisation... and spiders.