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How ‘Sesame Street’ took root in post-Soviet Russia as ‘Ulitsa Sezam’

With the title Muppets in Moscow: The Unexpected Crazy True Story of Making Sesame Street in Russia, the new book by Natasha Lance Rogoff promises a lot. Could the saga of Rogoff’s work on creating ...
Smithsonian Magazine

When the Muppets Moved to Moscow

A new book details the tangled tale of “Ulitsa Sezam,” a “Sesame Street” spinoff that aired until visions of Russia’s democratic future faltered Brigit Katz | Correspondent “Ulitsa Sezam” sought to ...
New York Post

The challenge of making ‘Sesame Street’ for Russians

When the Russian version of “Sesame Street” (“Ulitsa Sezam”) first aired in Russia in October 1996, there was a premiere event at a Moscow theater. The star muppet came out — Zeliboba, an 8ft ...
The Guardian

Muppets in Moscow: the wild story behind Sesame Street in Russia

In an unexpected new book, Nastasha Lance Rogoff recalls some difficult and at times dangerous tales of making Ulitsa Sezam It was Big Bird diplomacy. In his days as a US senator, Joe Biden led ...
Forbes

The Muppets Survive Russian Television

The inspiring story of bringing Sesame Street to Russia involved attempted assassinations and numerous headaches for its American executive producer. Overcoming financial and cultural obstacles proved ...
The Big Issue

When the Muppets went to Moscow: 'It was incredibly difficult, but also dangerous'

In the early 1990s, following the historic collapse of the Soviet Union, American senators and executives from Sesame Workshop, the company that produces popular children’s television show Sesame ...
Newsweek

Moscow’s Muppets: How ‘Sesame Street’ Became a TV Hit in Post-Soviet Russia

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