When the Soviet regime fell in the early 1990s, Congress committed financial support to introduce the youth of postcommunist Russia to modern democratic values via the beloved children's show Sesame Street. Sounds delightful, right? In this captivating memoir, producer Natasha Lance Rogoff shares the "unexpected crazy true story" of creating the Russian version of Ulitsa Sezam—including not only fascinating culture clashes, but military intervention and assassinations! The extraordinary creativity and perseverance shown by Rogoff and her international team of filmmakers, writers, artists, musicians, and puppeteers make Muppets in Moscow an inspirational thrill of a read. (CH)