Cossacks (cartoon series)

[7][8] Loosely based on Alexander Dumas' three musketeers,[9][10] the series features the adventures of three Zaporozhian Cossacks: Burmylo, Korotun and Sylach,[11] also in the script called Gray, Oko, and Tur,[4] who are always portrayed nameless.

Director-animator Volodymyr Dakhno describes them as having unique personalities: "Gray turned out to be cunning and prudent, Tur - shy and sentimental, and Oko - cheerful and belligerent.

Eleanor Cowen in her book, "Animation Behind the Iron Curtain" summarized the historical reference for the cartoon series:"With their distinctive clothing and men boasting impressive mustaches, the Cossacks were notorious as hard drinking rebels who turned into a semi-independent society in the 16th and 17th centuries.

[11] There are no dialogues in the cartoons or any text, except for the introductory or concluding word "from the author" - the action takes place in the form of intuitive scenes.

[11] In 1988, Anatoliy Havrylov (cinematography), Volodymyr Dakhno (film director) and Eduard Kirych (character artist) were awarded the Shevchenko National Prize for their work on the series.