Iwan Rabcynski, born in St. Petersburg (Florida), writes Russian melodramas under the pseudonym "John F. Romanoff. He gets his inspiration in Brooklyn, his chosen home. His new novel, which is meant to be autobiographical, begins with his Russian great grandfather in St. Petersburg in 1882 and follows three generations as they survive the country's political upheavals.

Credits

Alexander HahnDirector

Dzintars BelogrudovsJohn F. Romanoff / young Nikititsch

Igor KlassJohn F. Romanoff's father / old Nikititsch

Zhenja KrjukowaDascha 1 / Vera 2

Larisa TatunowaVera 2 / Dascha 1