Leonid Shvartsman, the classic animator of the former USSR, died at the age of 101.

Axar reports that this was stated by the editor-in-chief of "Soyuzmultfilm" Sergey Vladimirovich Kapkov.

It should be noted that Leonid (real name Israel) Aronovich Shvartsman was born on August 30, 1920 in Belarus. In 2002, he was awarded the honorary title of People's Artist of Russia, and in 2017, he was awarded the Prize of the President of Russia. He is the director, artist and screenwriter of 70 animated films. "Cheburashka", "Crocodile Gena" ("Crocodile Gena"), "38 parrots", "Whale, I'm waiting for you" and others. is one of his famous films.