Buratino-the-Pooh

Winnie-the-Pooh cake. Do you notice there’s something wrong with the chubby bear? He definitely became anorexic – so skinny and scraggy.. No, it’s not Pinocchio – it’s Buratino. That’s what Wikipedia says about the character:

Buratino (Russian: Буратино) is a main character of the book The Golden Key, or Adventures of Buratino by Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy. Buratino is a Russian adaptation of Pinocchio - like Pinocchio, e is a long nosed wooden puppet, though there are many differences in plot and theme in his story. The name Buratino is derived from the Italian burattino, which means puppet. Buratino quickly became hugely popular among children in the Soviet Union, where the book was published in 1936 and remains so to this day (though present-day children are equally familiar with Buratino's Western counterpart). The name Buratino was used on a variety on products and stores marketed to children in the Soviet Union--most notable of these is the Buratino soft drink brand.

No, Russians don’t call Pinocchio Winnie. Why is this picture on the cake’s box? Call “Vega-Nord” Bakery hot line.

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