several film versions of the series. The two Soviet animated films, directed by Boris Stepantsev at Soyuzmultfilm studio in 1968 (Kid and Karlsson, 19 min) and 1970 (Karlsson Returns, 20 min), are among the most celebrated and loved cartoons in Russia and other ex-Soviet countries. Karlsson was voiced by Vasily Livanov and Malysh by Klara Rumyanova in both animated films, while Fröken Bock was voiced by Faina Ranevskaya in the second film. In 1971, the character was also adapted for the Soviet stage at the Moscow Satire Theatre, where Karlsson was portrayed by Spartak Mishulin. A live-action version, Världens bästa Karlsson, was released in Sweden in 1974, as was an animated film in 2002. References Astrid Lindgren characters Fictional Swedish people Literary characters introduced in 1955 1955 novels 1955 children's books Swedish children's novels Series of children's books Stockholm in fiction Male characters in literature Child characters in literature