Back in [the USSR] Russia -- My introduction to Sesame Street -- Russian media isn't the safest place right now -- The oligarchs and the Muppets -- No gangsters for Sezam Street -- We don't want your moppets -- Irina, the golden goose -- Is "R" for Rachmaninoff or rock n' roll? -- Just when you think it can't get any worse -- Boot camp with Sergeant Elmo -- The grandmaster in Moscow -- Big Bird's bible -- An angel descends -- "B" is for blacklist -- Stealing Elmo -- Will Sesame Street save the day? -- The scriptwriters and Groucho Marxism -- A rusty car in every neighborhood -- Sad songs from the mouths of babes -- Elmo says "good night" in Russian -- A forest sprite takes flight -- Moppets in Amerika -- Ulitsa Sezam's neighborhood -- Will work for bananas! -- Finish lines in quicksand -- Birth of an angel and a broadcaster -- Lighting up screens across the former USSR.
Summary
"Muppets In Moscow reveals how-in between bombings and political chaos in 1990s Moscow-a team of Russian and American artists, producers, educators, writers, and puppeteers overcame their many differences to create an unprecedented hit in a post-communist era"-- Provided by publisher.