My Little Pony in Russia: Difference between revisions

''My Little Pony'' began airing in Russia on the channel [[2x2]] in [[1993]], only a few years after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Very little information of this dub aside from four identified voice actors exists.{{confirm}}

After the 1986 cartoon, the next installment to be dubbed in Russia was ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic]]'', which began airing on {{D|Jan|2|2012}}. Seemingly none of [[Generation 3|the films]] were dubbed. It first aired on the channel [[Karusel]] and was initially produced by [[Greb&Creative]], though would go through a number of channels and dubbing studios before it concluded on {{D|Dec|26|2019}}, adapting every episode. The ''[[Equestria Girls]]'' films were also dubbed, but not the specials.{{confirm}}

Some Russian dubs were produced in {{IN|Estonia}} (see [[My Little Pony in Estonia#Russian dubs]]) for Russian-speaking Estonian children.{{confirm}}

A photograph of Russian political prisoner Anna Pavlikova holding a {{FIM|Twilight Sparkle}} plushtoy went viral in [[2018]].<ref>[https://therussianreader.com/2018/07/22/anna-pavlikova-enemy-of-the-putinist-state/ Anna Pavlikova: Enemy of the Putinist State?]</ref> Palikova, a then 19/20 year old, was apart of a chat group called Novoye Velichiye (New Greatness), which was deemed a threat to political security and every member of the group was jailed.<ref>[https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2018/08/15/a-russian-teenagers-chat-group-became-fsb-snare-a62529 How a Teenage Girl’s Chat Group Became an FSB Snare]</ref><ref>[https://www.timesofisrael.com/documentary-filmmaker-casts-lens-on-russian-teen-allegedly-framed-by-putins-regime/ Documentary filmmaker casts lens on Russian teen allegedly framed by Putin’s regime]</ref> Because of the clear mental and physical health problems Pavlikova was facing, coupled with a toy of Twilight Sparkle (a symbol of her innocence), she became an important icon in Russian politics for the attrocitiesatrocities of Putin's regime.{{confirm}}