▁This ▁was ▁during ▁the ▁bo om ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁restaurant ▁business ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁As ▁a ▁famous ▁singer ▁and ▁music ian , ▁Sh uf ut in sky ▁was ▁offered ▁a ▁job ▁in ▁the ▁Ar bat ▁restaurant ▁in ▁Bur bank , ▁California . ▁Sh uf ut in sky ▁had ▁surprising ▁success ▁as ▁an ▁imm igr ant ▁perform er ▁despite ▁American ▁expect ations ▁against ▁Rus si ans . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁Sh uf ut in sky ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁imm igr ated ▁to ▁the ▁USA . ▁Within ▁ 1 0 ▁years , ▁he ▁had ▁appeared ▁with ▁many ▁bands ▁in ▁different ▁restaur ants , ▁and ▁created ▁his ▁own ▁show , ▁" At aman - band " ▁( named ▁after ▁the ▁restaurant ▁At aman ). ▁Now ad ays , ▁he ▁regularly ▁t ours ▁in ▁Russia . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁he ▁accepted ▁an ▁inv itation ▁to ▁visit ▁Russia ▁and ▁sang ▁concert s ▁in ▁ 7 5 ▁sold - out ▁stad iums . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁Sh uf ut in sky ▁wrote ▁an ▁aut obi ography ▁named ▁I ▁vot ▁sto iu ▁ ia ▁na ▁put i … ▁(" And ▁so , ▁I ' m ▁standing ▁on ▁the ▁path … "). ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Sh uf ut in sky ▁returned ▁to ▁Russia ▁as ▁a ▁permanent ▁resident . ▁ ▁His ▁re per toire ▁contains ▁songs ▁by ▁song writ ers ▁V y aches lav ▁Dob ry n in ▁(" D ve ▁s