David Yanovich Cherkassky (; ; 23 August 1932 – 30 October 2018) was a

Soviet The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until Dissolution of the Soviet ...

and Ukrainian animated film director and screenwriter. His work in the

Kievnauchfilm The Kievnauchfilm () or KyivNaukFilm (), and sometimes translated as Kyiv Science Film, was a film studio in the Soviet Union located in Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR and Ukraine. Although it was created in 1941 to produce popular science films, it eventu ...

studio include The Adventures of Captain Wrongel,

Doctor Aybolit Doctor Aybolit (, ''Doktor Aibolit'') is a fictional character from the children's poems ''Aybolit'' (1929) and ''Barmaley'' (1925) by Korney Chukovsky, as well as from the children's fantastic novella ''Doctor Aybolit'' (1925) by the same author. ...

, and

Treasure Island ''Treasure Island'' (originally titled ''The Sea Cook: A Story for Boys''Hammond, J. R. 1984. "Treasure Island." In ''A Robert Louis Stevenson Companion'', Palgrave Macmillan Literary Companions. London: Palgrave Macmillan. .) is an adventure a ...

Biography

David Cherkassky was born in 1932 into a

Jewish Jews (, , ), or the Jewish people, are an ethnoreligious group and nation, originating from the Israelites of History of ancient Israel and Judah, ancient Israel and Judah. They also traditionally adhere to Judaism. Jewish ethnicity, rel ...

household in

Shpola Shpola ( ) is a List of cities in Ukraine, city located in Zvenyhorodka Raion of Cherkasy Oblast (oblast, province) in central Ukraine. In May 2011, a 14-meter monument was installed on the outskirts of the city, claiming that Shpola is the geogr ...

Ukrainian SSR The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, abbreviated as the Ukrainian SSR, UkrSSR, and also known as Soviet Ukraine or just Ukraine, was one of the Republics of the Soviet Union, constituent republics of the Soviet Union from 1922 until 1991. ...

. Cherkassky graduated from the Kiev Construction Engineering Institute.Roman Huba.
Experienced Wrongel. David Cherkassky about his works, friends and hobbies (Опытный Врунгель. Давид Черкасский о своих работах, друзьях и увлечениях)
'. Focus (Ukraine). 28 June 2017 He noted that Soviet parents anticipated that the Soviet Union will participate in war and so registered their children later to delay them to be drafted to army. Cherkassky in interview acknowledged that he was born on 23 August 1932.Hordiychuk, I,
Intellectual Rabelaisian (Интеллектуальный раблезианец)
'. The Day. 23 August 2017 During

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, he and his mother were evacuated to a village near the Russian city of Chkalov (today

Orenburg Orenburg (, ), formerly known as Chkalov (1938–1957), is the administrative center of Orenburg Oblast, Russia. It lies in Eastern Europe, along the banks of the Ural River, being approximately southeast of Moscow. Orenburg is close to the ...

). David Cherkassky was a member of the Ukrainian gymnast team. From his 50s into his 80s, Cherkassky enjoyed

alpine skiing Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel Ski binding, bindings, unlike other types of skiing (Cross-country skiing, cross-country, Telemark skiing, Telemark, or ski jumping) ...

. After the

death of Stalin Joseph Stalin, second leader of the Soviet Union, died on 5 March 1953 at his Kuntsevo Dacha after suffering a stroke, at age 74. He was given a state funeral in Moscow on 9 March, with four days of national mourning declared. On the day of t ...

, Cherkassky found out that his family origin is a small city of

Central Ukraine Central Ukraine (, ) consists of historical regions of left-bank Ukraine and right-bank Ukraine that reference to the Dnieper River. It is situated away from the Black Sea Littoral North and a midstream of the Dnieper River and its basin. The ...

and he has some extensive family in the

United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...

. His father was a director of typography after the

revolution In political science, a revolution (, 'a turn around') is a rapid, fundamental transformation of a society's class, state, ethnic or religious structures. According to sociologist Jack Goldstone, all revolutions contain "a common set of elements ...

and later he served as an assistant to People's Commissar of Justice. Cherkassky was an academician of the Academy of Television (1997), a corresponding member of the

National Academy of Arts of Ukraine National Ukrainian Academy of Arts () is a state scientific and artistic institution in the field of art, culture, and art history in Ukraine. The academy is one of the six state funded institutions along with the National Academy of Sciences of ...

(1998), and a member of the National Unions of

Cinematographers The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the recording of a film, television production, music video or other live-action piece. The cinematographer is the chief of the camera ...

and

Journalists A journalist is a person who gathers information in the form of text, audio or pictures, processes it into a newsworthy form and disseminates it to the public. This is called journalism. Roles Journalists can work in broadcast, print, advertis ...

of Ukraine. He was awarded the titles of

Merited Artist of Ukraine Honored Artist of Ukraine (; also translated as Honored (Performing) Artist of Ukraine or Merited (Performing) Artist of Ukraine) is a state honorary title of decoration of the Ukrainian government. Originally awarded by the Ukrainian SSR, the ...

in 1995,

People's Artist of Ukraine People's Artist of Ukraine () is an honorary title awarded by the government of Ukraine. It is the highest title awarded to outstanding performing artists whose merits are exceptional in the sphere of the development of the performing arts, inc ...

in 2010, and

Order of Merit The Order of Merit () is an order of merit for the Commonwealth realms, recognising distinguished service in the armed forces, science, art, literature, or the promotion of culture. Established in 1902 by Edward VII, admission into the order r ...

(second class) in 2002 and 2007. He was married to animator and animation director

Natalya Marchenkova Natalya Semyonovna Marchenkova ( Ukrainian: Марченкова Наталя Семенівна; born 1948) is a Soviet and Ukrainian animator and animation director. Biography Marchenkova was born on 1 June 1948 in Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR. From ...

. Following his death on 30 October 2018, David Cherkassky was buried in the in

Kyiv Kyiv, also Kiev, is the capital and most populous List of cities in Ukraine, city of Ukraine. Located in the north-central part of the country, it straddles both sides of the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2022, its population was 2, ...

Filmography

Director

* 1964 Mystery of the Black King () along with Sergei Lyalin * 1967 Columbus is landing on the coast () * 1969 Mystery-Bouffe () * 1970 Short stories () * 1971 Wizard Okh () * 1972 Around the World against the Will () * 1974 Pharaohs, good-bye! () along with Vyacheslav Vinnik * 1975 What the hell do you want? () * 1979

Adventures of Captain Wrongel ''Adventures of Captain Wrongel'' () is a 1976–1979 Soviet cutout/traditional animation adventure miniseries by David Cherkassky, Kievnauchfilm, loosely based on the novel with the same name by . The series consists of 13 episodes, of which 1� ...

() * 1983 Wings () * 1984 Doctor Aybolit () * 1988

() * 1992 Crazy macaroni or the error of professor Bugensberg (), the motion picture was not finished

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cherkassky, David 1932 births 2018 deaths People from Shpola Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture alumni Recipients of the title of People's Artists of Ukraine Recipients of the Order of Merit (Ukraine), 2nd class Recipients of the Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class Kievnauchfilm Soviet animators Soviet Jews Soviet screenwriters Soviet male screenwriters Ukrainian animated film directors Ukrainian animators Ukrainian Jews Ukrainian screenwriters