Saving Cheburashka. September 2004. Cheburashka is a popular character of books and cartoons for children in Russia. During DeArt (Moscow Design and Art Festival) Moscow designers decorated about thirty characters similar to Cheburashka. Some of Cheburashkas were sold, and for other Cheburashkas we had to find a lodge for a time. It was the difficult mission, but we coped with the task.