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“Why Smoking in Soviet Cartoons Shocked Foreign Viewers: The Controversy Surrounding “Well, You Wait!”

The audience could not hide their bewilderment.

Cartoon “Well, wait a minute!” was instantly recognized as a national hit. More than one generation of spectators has been watching with delight the confrontation between the Wolf and the Hare. However, Vyacheslav Kotenochkin’s series unpleasantly surprised foreign viewers.

The fact is that the fans of “Well, you wait!” I was confused by one detail that can be found in almost all episodes. They did not understand why in the children’s cartoon the Wolf is shown as a heavy smoker, because the younger generation should not face a bad habit on large and small screens.

“In the USSR, smoking in cartoons was the norm?” – the heroes of the YouTube channel are perplexed ToriChyanChannel.

They were also surprised that the Wolf tried to smoke the Hare out of the phone booth in order to catch him. Such an attitude towards tobacco in the USSR stunned viewers who expected strict censorship.

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