April 5, 1958 Bob Makes A Cold War Visit to Russia

At the height of the Cold War Bob took American viewers behind the Iron Curtain to introduce them to entertainment...Soviet style. Bob presented Russian comic David Raikin, violinist David Oistrakh, renowned ballerina Galina Ulanova, and the extraordinary clown Oleg Popov. The Moscow Circus is introduced, as well as movie stars Skobtsova, Shigalova, and Cherednichenko. A fascinating look at Soviet Russian cultural icons presented through the eyes of an American icon.