

Nine minutes of Soviet animation that might actually save your life, comrade.
Direction
Stepantsev turns arteries into abstract expressionist nightmares.

Director
Boris Stepantsev
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Soviet health films used avant-garde animation to make state mandates feel like art, not orders — sneaky ideological genius.
Stepantsev later directed the iconic Soviet Winnie-the-Pooh, proving he could traumatize AND comfort generations.