works was Polygon (1977) and several films based on Greek mythology. Gennady Sokolsky focused on environmental films with attractive characters and ambient soundtracks: (1977), (1978) and The Adventures of Lolo the Penguin (1986), a joined Soviet-Japanese feature co-directed with Kenji Yoshida. Leonid Nosyrev explored the Russian North folklore with a number of ethnographical films based on the stories by Boris Shergin, Stepan Pisakhov and Yuri Koval. In 1987, seven of them were combined into a Laughter and Grief by the White Sea feature film. One of the most famous Russian animators is Yuri Norstein. His films Hedgehog in the Fog (1975) and Tale of Tales (1979) won numerous awards at international festivals. Tale of Tales was named the best animation film of all time at the 1984 Olympic Arts Festival in Los Angeles and at the 2002 Animafest Zagreb. Since the beginning of perestroika Norstein has been working on The Overcoat. Vladimir Popov had been known since the 1960s for his shorts such as Umka, but it was the Three from Prostokvashino trilogy (1978–1984) that brought him fame. The characters and their catchphrases entered Russian folklore, and it was chosen the third best animation of all time in the 2014 poll conducted by the Public Opinion Foundation. In 2018 the series was rebooted. Vladimir Tarasov was a rare Soviet director who dedicated himself to the science fiction genre. Among his prominent works were Contact (1978) influenced by Yellow Submarine, Shooting Range (1979), Contract (1985) and The Pass (1988). Stanislav Sokolov brought stop motion to a new height. His approach characterized by complex animation structures and multiple special effects could be observed in the award-winning Black and White Film (1984) or The Big Underground Ball (1987). During late years, few animated films were produced due to the lack of financing from government. Garri Bardin who also specialized on stop motion films made of matches, ropes and wire, was one of those few directors who managed to cope with the political changes. His Grey Wolf & Little Red Riding Hood (1991) was full of allusions to the upcoming end of the USSR. Other Soviet studios Kievnauchfilm was founded in 1941. Although it was created to produce popular science films, it eventually became best known for its animated films, and remained active in Ukrainian animation for decades. In 1968, a group of mathematicians led by Nikolay Konstantinov released a 1.5-minute non-narrative animation ,