Here’s a 1945 Russian animated feature about a Cossack who is traveling to deliver a letter to the Tsarina in St. Petersburg. The letter is stolen by a devil and the Cossack goes into hell to retrieve it. It’s a dark and beautiful film with a good sense of humor and wonderful character animation. The backgrounds are mysterious and I have seldom seen nighttime so perfectly depicted.  It’s based on a story by Nikolai Gogol and was directed by the Brumberg sisters and Lamis Bredis.

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I found this at Cartoon Brew

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4