page_title: Karlsson-on-the-Roof
section_title: Adaptations
hierarchical_section_title: Karlsson-on-the-Roof / Adaptations
caption_attribution_description: English: Soviet animated cartoons.Lillebror and Karlsson. 1968 (Lillebror and Karlsson), 1970 (Karlsson Flies Again). Soyuzmultfilm. Directed by Boris Stepantsev (1929—1983).The stamp of Russia, 10.00 rubles, 3 December 2012, PTC Marka Catalogue No 1654. Coated paper. Offset printing, multicoloured. Perforation: comb 12:12½. Size of the stamp: 58×26 mm. Print run: 200,000. Русский: Советские мультипликационные фильмы.Малыш и Карлсон. 1968 («Малыш и Карлсон»), 1970 («Карлсон вернулся»). Союзмультфильм. Режиссёр Б.П. Степанцев.Почтовая марка России, 10,00 руб., 3 декабря 2012 г., Каталог ИТЦ «Марка» № 1654. Бумага мелованная. Офсетная печать, многоцветная. Перфорация — гребенчатая 12:12½. Размер марки — 58×26 мм. Тираж — 200&#160;000.
context_page_description: Karlsson-on-the-Roof is a character who figures in a series of children's books by the Swedish author Astrid Lindgren. A cartoon adaptation of the series became popular in the Soviet Union when it was released in the 1970s. These adaptations are still celebrated as an integral part of the Russian cartoon industry. Karlsson, together with Cheburashka and other such characters, are recognized as a national icon. Lindgren may have borrowed the idea for the series from a similar story about Mr. O'Malley in the comic strip "Barnaby" by Crockett Johnson.
context_section_description: There have been several film versions of the series. A live-action version, Världens bästa Karlsson, was released in Sweden in 1974, as was an animated film in 2002.
  The two Soviet animated films, directed by Boris Stepantsev at Soyuzmultfilm studio in 1968 and 1970, are among the most celebrated and loved cartoons in Russia and other ex-Soviet countries. Karlsson was voiced by Vasily Livanov, Lillebror by Klara Rumyanova and Fröken Hildur Bock by Faina Ranevskaya in both animated films. In 1971, the character was also adapted for the Soviet stage at the Moscow Satire Theatre, where Karlsson was portrayed by Spartak Mishulin.
caption: The characters from the Soviet animated film directed by Boris Stepantsev depicted on a Russian stamp, 2012.
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