Even as a young man, Utesov was driving in Odessa in a crowded tram, and suddenly he heard that the girl was crying - her wallet was pulled out. He asked how much money was in his wallet. The woman replied that it was 20 copies. Then he gave her 20 copies and asked not to cry. The girl calmed down, but, leaving the tram, asked Utesov: "Maybe you will return me the wallet?"

Photo: Lazar Weisbein, better known as Leonid Utesov, 1920s