[citation needed] In 1976, he immigrated to the US, working as a writer, book and film critic, and essayist.
The memoir From Lenin to Lennon (Harcourt Brace, 1991) and another novel, Vodka for Breakfast, (ENC Press, 2003) followed.
][citation needed] He wrote on the Russian mafia for Details, on Harold Robbins' literary heritage for The New York Times Book Review, and on Yevgeny Zamyatin for The New Criterion.
[citation needed] Other publications include The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, The Forward, The Boston Globe, The American Spectator, Newsday, and others.
[citation needed] David Gurevich was the producer of the TV documentary Empty Rooms (directed by Dutch director Willy Lindwer) about the 2002 Dolphinarium massacre in Tel Aviv.