Luggage - Train Station - Samovar: History of Vlada Von Shatz & the Russian Samovar
"It is a captivating story of three friends - Mikhail Baryshnikov, a prominent Ballet Dancer, Joseph Brodsky, Nobel Prize winner of Literature, and Roman Kaplan, Professor of American literature, who established a Cultural-Culinary spot in Manhattan that became a focal meeting place for American and Russian literati, which is open till 3 am. Vlada von Shatz is the step-daughter of Roman Kaplan, who grew up in that spot, soaked in endless personal memoirs, tales of prominent people, and vodka. Over 140 photos richly illustrate this unique environment"--
421 pages
English edition · First published 2026 by Ilya Levkov · ISBN 9781628042719
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