Winnie-the-Pooh character Christopher Robin was based. The rest of Christopher Robin Milne's toys – Piglet, Eeyore, Kanga, Roo, and Tigger – were incorporated into Milne's stories. Two more characters, Owl and Rabbit, were created by Milne's imagination, while Gopher was added to the Disney version. Christopher Robin's toy bear is on display at the Main Branch of the New York Public Library in New York City. Christopher Milne had named his toy bear after Winnie, a Canadian black bear he often saw at London Zoo, and "Pooh", a swan they had met while on holiday. The bear cub was purchased from
Winnie-the-Pooh (1969 film) awarded the USSR State Prize for the "Winnie-the-Pooh" trilogy. The animation characters, as designed by Khitruk's team, are featured on the and postal stamps; they are permanently painted on a running through the Sokolniki Park, and their sculptures are installed in Ramenki District in Moscow. When Khitruk visited the Disney Studios, Wolfgang Reitherman, the author of "Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day" that won the 1968 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, told him that he liked the Soviet version better than his own. Winnie-the-Pooh (1969 film) Winnie-the-Pooh (, ) is a 1969 Soviet animated film by Soyuzmultfilm