Adapting the upbeat children’s show for Russian audiences in the ’90s proved an uphill battle in a country inclined to tragedy and melancholy. And then there was the Russian mafia.
, Lance Rogoff’s fascinating, and sometimes horrifying, look into the clash of cultures and political instability she had to deal with as executive producer ofA filmmaker and journalist fluent in Russian, Lance Rogoff had no experience working in children’s TV when she was approached byexecutives after a screening of a documentary she had made about the country.
Some of the cultural differences were so glaring, they seem positively humorous in retrospect. A colleague told Lance Rogoff that “happy is not a Russian concept,” and she discovered this was true on a number of levels. When, for example, auditions were held for the role of the show’s main child actor, the songs the kids performed were almost invariably sad melodies with tragic lyrics. One Russian collaborator demanded that the show include Baba Yaga, a witch who eats children.
But embrace it they finally did. Baba Yaga never made it into the final mix, but Businka, Zeliboba, and Kubik, adorable new Muppets created especially for, did. Ethnic minorities made an appearance. The music director came around after meeting with a very erudite Russian rocker, who convinced her that pop music wasn’t all bad.
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