Horowitz's fame grew, and he soon began to tour Russia, where he was often paid with bread, butter and chocolate rather than money, due to the economic hardship caused by the Civil War.
Zvijezda njegove popularnosti počela se naglo uzdizati i uskoro je počeo putovati Rusijom gdje su ga često plaćali kruhom, maslacem i čokoladom umjesto novcem, zbog gospodarskih teškoća u zemlji.