son. her family defected from what was then the soviet union to new york when she was a child. her step father co-founded the restaurant with the ballet dancer and the russian poet. everybody they all found it here. reporter: but now this little piece of heaven is facing hell on earth half a world away. calling us nazis, fascists. leaving messages, our sign was kicked in. reporter: never manld she is married to a ukrainian and locker room work here are ukrainian. all she said people see is the word russian and lash out and it is not just here. in washington, d.c., the famous russia house vandalized, threatening messages left at the pushkin restaurant in san diego.