Interviews from Russia was filmed in Volgograd and Alexandrov. People from various walks of life talk about their families, businesses, and work. An old man tells us about the mushrooms he picked in the woods: “These are for me only; they are not for sale, they’re just too good for that.” A young factory worker shares his frustration: “I’ll never be able to buy an apartment, not even an apartment to share with another family.” An owner of a grocery store proudly shows her store, and later her own little swimming pool, the first one in town. A former policeman, now owner and manager of a candy store, tells us, “Yes, we have racketeers, but they don’t come here.”
