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How the Muppets went to Moscow as ambassadors for democracy

In 1993, Natasha Lance Rogoff was tasked with introducing the American puppets to Russia in the hope of cultivating peace, love and understanding

4 February 2023

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4 February 2023

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Muppets in Moscow: The Unexpected Crazy True Story of Making Sesame Street in Moscow Natasha Lance Rogoff

Rowman & Littlefield, pp.302, 20.99

In this engaging memoir, Natasha Lance Rogoff recounts the experience of bringing Sesame Street to Yeltsin’s Russia. A Russo-phile who changed her name from Susan to Natasha as a teenager, Lance Rogoff had been working in Moscow for more than a decade as a reporter and documentary filmmaker when she was approached to be the executive producer of Ulitsa Sezam in 1993.

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