The Kitten from Lizyukov Street is a 1988 Soviet animated film directed by Vyacheslav Kotyonochkin of Soyuzmultfilm animation studio. The film features the voices of popular artists Vyacheslav Nevinny and Olga Aroseva. The fairy tale story drawn in traditional animation describes the life of kitten Vasily who finds it difficult living in the African wilderness as a hippopotamus. Kitten Vasiliy is nostalgic for the days of his homeland, Lizyukov Street in Voronezh, Russia.