Far Away from St. Petersburg

Far Away from St. Petersburg

79 mins | Comedy | Jan. 30, 1993

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.

Far Away from St. Petersburg

79 mins | Comedy | Jan. 30, 1993

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.
Producers Adi Mayer Film
Original title Far Away from St. Petersburg
Directors Alexander Hahn
Writers Sascha Zhukowski

Cast

Dzintars Belogrudovs

as John F. Romanoff / young Nikititsch

Igor Klass

as John F. Romanoff's father / old Nikititsch

Zhenja Krjukowa

as Dascha 1 / Vera 2

Larisa Tatunowa

as Vera 2 / Dascha 1