Cartoon director Fedor Khitruk dies aged 95

Famous Russina cartoom director Fedor Khitruk died in Moscow aged 95,

announced today the Association of Animated Films.

Fedor Savelievich Khitruk was born on May 1, 1917 in Tver. From 1931

to 1934 he studied at the Art and Crafts school in Stuttgart. As a

20-year old intern he came to the cartoon  studio "Soyuzmultfilm" and

stayed there for almost half a century. As an animator, he created 200

characters in 102 films, including Ole Lukoye, the Snow Queen and

Little Red Riding Hood. The most famous work of  Khitruk include

"Winnie the Pooh", "The History of a Crime," "Film-film-film" and

"Vacations of Boniface."

Date and place of burial of the great animator are not announced.