The Studio was founded on 10 June 1936 under the name Soyuzdetmultfilm (Союздетмультфильм - abbr.
Over the next five decades, many Soyuzmultfilms contained characters who would eventually become an integral part of Soviet culture, such as Winnie-the-Pooh (), Crocodile Gena (), Film, Film, Film (), Karlsson-on-the-Roof (), The Musicians of Bremen (), Three from Prostokvashino (), Nu, pogodi!