Writing

Korney Chukovsky

Born — Died

1882-03-31 — 1969-10-28

Place of birth

St. Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]

Known for

Writing

Credits

7 titles

IMDb profile

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 D…

Known for

6.0

The children's writer Korney Chukovsky gets calls on his new telephone from various forest animals.

Telephone

1944

6.7

The story of how a Crocodile appears in Petrograd and frightens the inhabitants of the city. The little boy Vanya Vasilchikov is not afraid of him. The crocodile turns out to be not scary and makes friends with Vanya.

Vanya and Crocodile

1984

7.5

He gave us an unforgettable and unique childhood. What was the great Russian storyteller really like? A documentary film about Eduard Uspensky.

This Is Edik

2020

5.0

A collection of funny stories about children in ages two to five.

From Two to Five

1983

A medic gets help from the animal kingdom to reach his patients.

Limpopo

1939

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.