Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.
Contents:
Introduction: Puppeteering a self in the Soviet Union -- Behind the scenes: Jews and the studio system, 1919-1989 -- Black and white: race in Soviet animation -- The Brumberg sisters: the fairy grandmothers of Soviet animation -- Big city Jews: setting and censoring the modern fairytale -- Tropical Russian bears: Cheburashka's Jewish roots -- The pioneer's violin: animating the Soviet holocaust -- Cartoon cosmopolitans: drawing Jews into Soviet culture -- Tale of tales: the rise of the Jewish auteur director -- Conclusion: Tell-tale signs and Soviet Jewish animation -- Glossary.
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