Far Away from St. Petersburg

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.

Director: Alexander Hahn

Cast: Dzintars Belogrudovs, Igor Klass, Zhenja Krjukowa, Larisa Tatunowa, Ints Burans, Valdemārs Karpačs

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