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Both links contain great examples of late 1960s Polish animation. Poland was never a part of USSR.

Moreover, just like Czechoslovakia, Poland did not develop its animation style in a vacuum. They had strong artistic connections with many other European countries, especially France.

> They are unique and completely different from what the west was used to (Disney)

Not sure if you are an American... but Europe has a very old and very rich animation tradition. Growing up in Europe I was only vaguely familiar with Disney. The vast majority of animation I watched as a child was European.



correct, I wrongly used the term USSR to mean the eastern block.

> Not sure if you are an American... but Europe has a very old and very rich animation tradition

No, I am Italian.

I grew up with these kind of animations. [1] [2]

Nonetheless, the "animation studio" of the West, the one who won Oscars and was published virtually everywhere in the western block, was Disney

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GV3BqbsyaUk

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Adqk9KD6Fk




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