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.
Jeho sláva rástla a čoskoro podnikol turné po Rusku, kde mu počas finančnej krízy často platili radšej chlebom, maslom a čokoládou než peniazmi.