Why does this matter? Because the original Masha and the Bear told a more honest, more Russian truth: that life is hard, that the world is indifferent, and that the only way to survive is to be either strong enough to endure (the Bear) or too irrepressible to break (Masha). The new version tells a globalized, commodified lie: that chaos is always cute, that adults have infinite patience, and that every problem can be resolved in eleven minutes with a hug and a musical number.
As the bear walked toward the village, he grew tired and sat on a stump to eat a pie. From inside the basket, Masha called out in a high voice: masha and the bear old version