15 December 1998 Among the news of bankruptcies, closures, and cancellations in Russia, the axing (due to lack of funds) of a state television daily puppet show Spokoinoi nochi, malishi (Good night, little children) might seem insignificant. But it did touch a nostalgic string in my soul. The program, featuring the unsophisticated yet charming puppets Khriusha the Piglet and Karkusha […]
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