RIP, Sergei Mikhalkov

The Russian children's poet and author of the Russian hymn has passed away at the age of 97. We grew up with his poems (and even recited some in the evenings, when there was nothing else to do).

When I was little, we didn't have a VCR, so my dad used to show slides to me in the evenings. A big white sheet would be mounted on the wall opposite my bed, and a projector would be set up. Then, I would listen as he read the story text on every slide.

Here are some slides of a famous Mikhalkov poem about the Russian Superman, Uncle Stepa:

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