I Was Inspired By How Other Artists Reimagined Disney Princesses, So I Decided To Illustrate Soviet Princesses (8 Pics)

A few months ago, I got inspired by illustrations of Disney princesses made by several famous artists. I decided to start my own project about princesses from my native country. I think it is because I've been living abroad for so many years and I start to miss my own culture. All my illustrations depict princesses from famous Soviet animated films that are based on fairy tales, such as “The Snow Queen” by Hans Christian Andersen or “The Bremen Town Musicians" by the Brothers Grimm.

The aim of this project is not to create a better version, but to show the beauty of Russian culture in my own vision and style. Every kid from my generation remembers these animations from childhood. I believe that all these beautiful and kind stories make us better!

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Vasilisa The Beautiful

A character from an animated film, based on Alexander Afanasyev's book.

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Final score:

87points

Svetlana Kuznetsova

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Zoe's Mom 5 years ago

I like the details better on the original except for the face. The after face is much better.

12points

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The Snow Queen

A character from an animated film, based on a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen.

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Final score:

84points

Svetlana Kuznetsova

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Bepina 5 years ago

I watched this as a kid and again a few years ago - this is great animated film!

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The Swan Princess

A character from an animated film "Tsar Saltan Tale", based on Alexander Pushkin's fairy tale.

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78points

Svetlana Kuznetsova

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Nerdiqueen 5 years ago

the firs pic looks like a meme

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The Little Mermaid

A character from an animated film, based on a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen.

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78points

Svetlana Kuznetsova

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Nerdiqueen 5 years ago

lowkey much better than Disney

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Princess Zabava

From an animated film "The Flying Ship".

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Final score:

72points

Svetlana Kuznetsova

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glowworm2 5 years ago

Extremely pretty!

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Princess From "The Bremen Town Musicians”

A character from an animated film "The Bremen Town Musicians”, based on a fairy tale by The Brothers Grimm.

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Final score:

68points

Svetlana Kuznetsova

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Dynein 5 years ago

Wait, where does the princess come from? There sure as hell is none in the original fairy tale (I just went and checked to be sure).

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Queen Of Shamakhan

The Shamakhanian queen from "The Tale of the Golden Cockerel", an animated film based on Alexander Pushkin's fairy tale.

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Final score:

67points

Svetlana Kuznetsova

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DotC 5 years ago

Can we talk about the boobs in the first one? what is going on there?

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Cinderella

A character from an animated film, based on Charles Perrault's story.

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Final score:

65points

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glowworm2 5 years ago

I love this version of Cinderella! It's so pretty and sweet. Your version is beautiful!

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What do you think ?

hispanic! at the disco 5 years ago

Finally no more damn Disney "reimagining" drawings. These are original and super well done!

25points

Russian animations are so pretty. The reimagined versions are beautiful.

Devin Robinson 5 years ago

these are so pretty!

Alonso Victoria 5 years ago

Omg!!! I just love these sovietic cartoons, the drawings are fantástic

5points

Dani 5 years ago

I have grown so tired of "redrawn Disney princess" posts... but these are really original and cool! I like them a lot.

kingrach 5 years ago

I really like the original animation styles. They seem really unique and push the features of each princess. I like the re-imaginings as well because they don't stray too far from the originals.

Monday 5 years ago

These are really cool. It's so nice to see these more obscure fairy tales getting the same treatment as the Disney ones.

Lucas 5 years ago

Okay, nicely done but still the same 'large eyes, small mouth' that seems to be de rigueur.

Daria B 5 years ago

Now this is something different than the norm. Thanks for sharing. We need more of these non/less mainstream content. And the art is good too, both originals and your versions.

katarina 5 years ago

lovely!

1point

Sam Walker 5 years ago

Pretty ironic, seeing as the soviet's bayoneted their princess' to death in a cellar.

0points

Mariana Pinto 5 years ago

Lovely!

Lulik 5 years ago

Yes! It is good to know that exist artists who can create their own version of known character instead to copy Disney, Pixar on Manggha style (which I can't stand it anymore). Well done!

darubyprincess 5 years ago

None of these are bad

Getinfo666 5 years ago

Awful. Good Photoshop does not equal the talent. Behind each of the original pictures is the story, the character, the feels. All new ones look the same, lifeless and vapid.

-2points

John Louis 5 years ago

As much as I despise Boredpanda for putting up Disney Princess (most of Bored Panda's readers are not 8 year old girls) I admit that these are well done. I wish the artist would do other subjects. Maybe have Comrade's Shaggy and Scooby being willing to go into the haunted house for a bowl of Borscht.

-3points

I Was Inspired By How Other Artists Reimagined Disney Princesses, So I Decided To Illustrate Soviet Princesses (8 Pics)

Vasilisa The Beautiful

The Snow Queen

The Swan Princess

The Little Mermaid

Princess Zabava

Princess From "The Bremen Town Musicians”

Queen Of Shamakhan

Cinderella

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