...Once I asked Roma, what kind of epitaph would he like for himself? Many people still think about this during their lifetime. Roma replied that he didn’t care what they wrote, as long as it wasn’t like Barkov’s: “He lived sinfully and died funny.” According to rumors, Barkov drowned in a toilet due to drunkenness. “Although it’s better to write something practical! - He immediately started joking. — You know, like in that joke, the inscription on the tombstone: “Here lies the famous tailor Zyama Goldstein,” and below there is a note: “And his wife still runs a ready-made dress shop at this address.” Elena Cherdantseva, journalist, friend and literary editor Roman Trakhtenberg.