Cheburashka, also known as Topple in earlier English translations, is a character that was only featured in one book and four short films. Cheburashka was created by Soviet writer Eduard Uspensky in his 1965 children's book Krokodil Gena i ego druzia. Cheburashka is also the protagonist of the stop-motion animated films by Roman Kachanov, the first film of which was made in 1969, with songs composed by Vladimir Shainsky.
