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A recent book narrates the saga of an American woman who helped the most beloved children’s show in the West cross the Iron Curtain

An American tasked with bringing Sesame Street to Russia after the collapse of communism shares her wild story.

In 1989, Jim Henson's 'Fraggle Rock' became the first American television series to air in what was then still the Soviet Union.

Who doesn't know Sesame Street, the American educational children's television series that premiered in 1969 and runs on animation and puppetry. It is one of the longest-running shows in history. And it has been adapted for dozens of other countries. In a must-read new book Natasha Lane Rogoff describes the harrowing conversion to Ulitsa Sezam for Russia and Ukraine. And yes, there is a chess connection.

In the 1990s, when much of America’s media and political class was delivering condescending lectures to Russians, the team tasked with bringing the children’s show “Sesame Street” to Russia embraced collaboration and sought to convey universal values. Their experience – and success – offers valuable insights into the Russian mind.