List of Figures and Tables
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part One
Chapter 1
Creation of the State Academic Folk Dance Ensemble of the USSR
Chapter 2
Internal and External Propaganda Tool
Part Two
Chapter 3
Paving the Way for the 1958 Tour
Chapter 4
Reception and the Cold War Narrative
Chapter 5
Fascinating Human Beings
Part Three
Chapter 6
American Notions of Gender
Chapter 7
American Notions of Race
Conclusion
Epilogue
Appendix A: Text of the Lacy-Zarubin Agreement, January 27, 1958
Appendix B: Transcribed Table of 1958 Tickets Sales in Full
Appendix C: Early American Tour Repertoires (1958, 1965, 1970)
Appendix D: A Selection of Moiseyev Dances
Notes
Index