ɪnðə sˈoʊviət jˈuːniən, ðə tɛknˈiːk wʌz mˌeɪd fˈeɪməs baɪ ˌælɪɡzˈændɚ tætˈɑːɹski wɪð fˈɪlmz sˈʌtʃ ɐz plˈæstɪsˌiːn kɹˈoʊ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn ænd lˈæst jˈɪɹz snˈoʊ wʌz fˈɔːlɪŋ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː.
In the Soviet Union, the technique was made famous by Alexander Tatarsky with films such as Plasticine Crow (1981 ) and Last Year's Snow Was Falling (1983 ).