Bibliograph

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The Black Russian, Vladimir E. Alexandrov

Language

eng

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biography

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The Black Russian

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electronic resource

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855029970

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Vladimir E. Alexandrov

Summary

The incredible story of Frederick Bruce Thomas, born in 1872 to former slaves in Mississippi. After leaving the South and working as a waiter and valet in Chicago and Brooklyn, Frederick sought greater freedom in London, then crisscrossed Europe, and--in a highly unusual choice for a black American at the time--went to Russia in 1899. Because he found no color line there, Frederick made Moscow his home. He renamed himself Fyodor Fyodorovich Tomas, married twice, acquired a mistress, and took Russian citizenship. Through his hard work, charm, and guile he became one of the city's richest and most famous owners of variety theaters and restaurants

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