DAU. Brave People (2020) - full transcript
It is 1953, Stalin has just died. It is a troubled and uncertain period for the whole of the Soviet Union, particularly for the state security services. In the Institute, a secret research ...
So now we might ask, but
how can we do something
so that bit by bit, preserving
this evolution of the average,
which looks quite reasonable
we move from the quantum
to the classical setting?
The idea is clear - we have to
look at systems. What systems?
Ones in which
the operator would have
more eigenvalues
Let's erase this, so I have some room.
Excuse me?
No, Weyl
- Weyl matrices is the second one
- Well, let's have a look
X squared, dp/dX
squared and X dp/dX
Z1 dp/dZ1
minus Z0 dp/dZ0
- Sorry, sometimes I may lose a half...
- Doesn't matter
Yes. For simplicity
I'll look at some matrices...
Sigma plus Z1 dp/dZ0
And sigma minus
Z0 dp/dZ1
What have we got here?
Here you are
What is this?
- The Ogoniok magazine
- The Ogoniok magazine
Close your briefcase please and
we'll continue with the search
- Dubosarsky, hold this please
- With pleasure, Shein
Go on through
Sign here
Come here please
Shein
Who are you? A guest?
- Are you a guest?
- I'm a film director
I'm making a film
about the Institute
Turn around please
Take off your hat please
Thank you, sign here please
- Thank you
- You're welcome
May I ask you for
your pass?
Take off your headgear please
- Thank you
- Sure
May I have your arm?
- Undo your coat please
- Of course
What have we got here?
- Come through and sign here
- Sign there please
- Thank you
- Your briefcase please
- Of course
- Can you undo it please?
Yes
Wait there
Thank you
Comrades, here is our Institute
There are the residential blocks
On the left you can see
D2, Dau's apartment
On the right is D1,
a kind of dormitory
for Institute employees and scientists
Dubosarsky
- I'm just looking
- An artist has to see everything
This is work for me
Above you can see Comrade
Krupitsa's office
He's the Director of the Institute
He's away on business right now
To the left and to the right,
we have laboratories
Here's the small lab and the
big one is over there
There are other
services in that building,
we'll visit them as well
- How many people work at the Institute?
- 300
- 300
- Every day?
Yes, they are the permanent staff
Do they work at weekends as well?
Our scientists
don't have a fixed schedule
They often stay late at night
in the laboratories
The theoretical scientists may
also have discussions
at any time of the day:
weekends, holidays, at night or at home
- In the theoretical department, maybe
- They live in science
Yes, of course
This staircase leads to
Comrade Krupitsa's office,
but no one has access to it,
apart from Comrade Krupitsa
It's called the Road to God
That's our transport service
I would have called it
the "Road to Evidence that there is no God"
That's an interesting thought
- Hello comrades
- These are our guests
I would like to introduce you
to our paper: The Institute News
This is our editor-in-chief, journalists,
make-up person and a photographer
This is Sidko,
Head of Personnel
I will briefly introduce our guests
then there are a few more formalities
There is one more formality to
take care of, but it's very important
We'll have a chance to talk more later
Let's go to the office of the Deputy
Director for Order and Security
We need to sign a few agreements
Sure
One by one, who's first?
Shein can go first
In the meantime,
shall we sit down?
Of course, have a seat
I would like to introduce our guests
Dubosarsky,
a famous Soviet artist
Dubosarsky will draw a set of pictures
on life in the Institute
This year our Institute turns 15 years old
So on Comrade Krupitsa's invitation
and following an order from
the Ministry of Culture,
these series of drawings
will be completed
I, the undersigned,
hereby sign that
I hereby sign that
I am required not to disclose
- Not to disclose
- What?
Not to disclose
I am required not to disclose
Comma, top secret
and classified information
We try to work here professionally
All the journalists are great professionals
and individual people
We try to write not just dry information
We want it to be interesting and articulate
Professional information
We want it to be interesting to read
for all our employees,
as well as the elite scientists,
including about what they're doing
because it's their creative portrait
we're showing through our writing
We're also trying to illustrate it too,
we have photojournalists here
We try to make our paper look appealing,
so it's pleasant to pick up and
interesting to read
From the first article to the last,
from the front page
to the back
We want it be interesting to know
what's happening in Moscow theatres,
cinemas and art exhibitions,
and what's going on in the world
We also understand that
the conditions are not easy after the war
With Comrade Stalin's help,
we raised the country from devastation
Now we're heading in the right direction
towards our bright socialist future
All together our scientists and colleagues
do a lot for this country,
for its defence and agriculture too
So we have a huge responsibility
the press and information is
always a huge responsibility,
be it in word, image or film
It's very important that everything
is correct and precise
We're trying to work in this direction
We work on ourselves
as well, creatively
We look through the press and classics
such as the works of Marxism and Leninism
We study the works of comrades
Stalin and Lenin
This is how we work
We wanted to make a few pictures
and an interview
We don't have enough light here,
so I'll move this lamp here
- Does this bother you?
- No
We had this guest here before,
a photographer for the state press agency
We spoke about how if the
lighting isn't great,
a shot can be used
as a documentary and staged
- Is this going in the next issue?
- Yes
That will be nice
I will tell you when to be ready
It would be nice to have one
in the yard of the Institute
Yes, we would like to do one there as well
It's very beautiful there and it would
be nice to make use of that
Take some shots for memory
- It's already night time unfortunately
- Unfortunately, yes
- Have you taken it yet?
- Not yet, I will now
We've been travelling for a long time
You have to for just a moment
Yes, freeze please for a moment.
Look into the camera
Our photographer is also a very talented man
It seems your work is crossing over
with our photography work
- That's true
- Yes
We're trying to make it not only informative,
but so that it captures the moment
and portrays one's soul,
eyes and heart
We want to show the profession as well,
as in a portrait photo or any other
So the next generation understands everything
Can you swap places?
- If possible, yes
- With pleasure
Come in, we'll take another
The road was long and wore us out a bit
- Hello
- Please, have a seat
- What's your surname?
- Dubosarsky
Dubosarsky, Dubosarsky
Let's find you
Take the pen, please
and we will write the agreement
I would like to warn you right now
that everything you learn here
during your tour of the Institute
must die here
Maybe clean the nib
The text is long, so write in
small letters
- Take this pen
- It doesn't write well
Don't press down too hard,
it will come out neater that way
Signed acknowledgement
It's a bit awkward,
we came to film you,
but instead, you're filming us
- You're our guest
- So we have to look after you
- Yes
- Pay attention
- That's great. Now, two of you
- Of course
Let's do one with your newspaper,
I think that would be good
- Like we are studying your work...
- Let me check what issue is that
Sit down here, Vladimir.
Let me direct it a bit
- Please, sit
- It's me then
Can you see it well?
Let's turn it like this, so the name
is on show. Take it
Unfortunately I am long-sighted
When I drove a car, it's fine
but I have to wear them
when I read the paper
That's good
"Festive gifts for soldiers
at the front." Yes
We can't see the paper
Can't see it? Right
Yes, like this. That's great
- Can you see me well?
- Of course
Just freeze for a moment
Attention
Perfect
- One more?
- Yes, let's. Just in case
We can do one for memory,
without a newspaper
- No, let's have the paper!
- The paper is good!
A backup shot
Wrap it around like that
The work which is to be performed
I am familiar with
Have you written it yet?
"I am familiar with"
New line:
The legal responsibility
for the disclosure of information
consisting of government
and military secrets
One moment
"Regarding the disclosure
of information"
Consisting of
- Consisting of?
- Governmental and military secrets
Military secrets?
Comma, and loss of documents
Equipment
Technical equipment and weaponry
I have been warned
Write your surname clearly
Now put your surname here
and your initials
This is a very interesting question
We filmed in the rear where
life was carrying on
We would go wherever
the studio sent us
But most of the time
we were at the front line
When you have a camera in your hands,
you zoom in and take away
anything that's irrelevant
You find yourself at the heart of events
- Good day
- Hello
- Vodolagyn
- Have a seat, please
Thank you
We have to write an agreement now
- Right
- A non disclosure agreement
The work of the Institute is a secret
You will learn a lot of new and interesting,
- including governmental secrets
- Sure
You should store it here,
don't share it with anyone
Not your impressions or
opinions, not with anyone
- I see
- Go ahead. Do you have your own pen?
Yes, they gave me a good pen
Great. Let's close this ink well then
Here it is: Signed acknowledgement
Alright, signed agreement
- I, the undersigned...
- Like this?
My job as a documentary filmmaker
is to love the characters
Understand them and open them up.
I should go from them,
not from myself as the artist
and impose my creative view
on a given situation
But rather to feel the life situation
as an artist
and pass it to you
with the same feeling and emotion,
which I put into it and which
I want to give to you
My aim in my work with you
is not to swap myself -
with my desires or attempts as a director -
and represent your Institute
through my imagination
But rather to feel your atmosphere;
to notice small details such as
your hands, ink or notepads;
to look into the essence of what you do
and capture this atmosphere
So I can love it, feel
it and gently communicate it
That sums up my profession
as a documentary filmmaker
- If possible, two more photos
- Of course
Separately
Stand there behind, that'll look good
No, Dubosarsky first
- We've already taken one there
- Have you?
That was my first one
You can even stand up as a pair
And I'll sit in the middle, or what?
No, Dubosarsky sit down.
You're the older comrade
Wonderful, great composition
You can ask questions in the meantime
- Vodolagin
- Yes?
Our fates have almost intertwined
I also took part in the defense of Moscow
I was injured and sent to the Institute
after my injury in 1942
Also, in 1930, the Party sent me
to the Institute of National Economy
before calling me back
The Party then sent me to a legal
institute, where I graduated
I was also wounded and decorated,
just as you
So the destinies of everyone in
our generation are intertwined
Our generation went through it all:
the Civil War and the Great Patriotic War
We survived
This is very well portrayed in your paper
I have recognised many familiar
surnames in there
- Hold for second
- Just a second please, look here
Right here, right here
Thank you very much
I hope we will work together again
- Thank you very much, goodbye
- Thank you
- Thank you
- It was nice to meet you
- I think we'll work together again
- Thank you
Goodbye, nice meeting you
Comrades, hello
- Hello
- Hello
Hello, Blinov
I would like to introduce you, this is Blinov
Head of the Experimental
Department at the Institute
This is Semenych,
Head of the Quantum Theory
Laboratory in the Theoretical Department
Here you can see a vortex
A tornado
A tornado
No, a tornado is found in the atmosphere
This is called a vortex
Is something spinning it from the bottom?
Of course
Through mechanical action,
we get a certain movement in the water
And what is it?
What do you mean?
What's the secret?
- Why does it happen?
- Yes
To change the water structure
so later we can study
how much the water's energy
capacity has changed
From a theoretical point of view,
the phenomenon of turbulence we observe here
still doesn't have
a complete theoretical model
People don't really understand
what is happening
in particular, the macroscopic
process of the water's movement
causes the water to spin
on all levels,
right up to the molecular level
and what is actually happening
during this time,
honestly
theoretical science doesn't know
There is no complete theory of turbulence
So any experiment involving turbulence,
we have to take seriously
Shein, allow me to explain
This is an ordinary photo laboratory
but it has a very extraordinary part
So if you just turn around
and pay attention to this unusual object
This is a device for taking
aura photographs
And how does theoretical physics
react to the experiment?
Theoretical physics... Let me say that
Theoretical physics doesn't really
understand the phenomena of life
As you know, according to the
second law of thermodynamics
the system must descend into chaos
But it would appear life is...
- Ordered
- Yes
There's organisation and a
formal contradiction
Right now, people don't understand
the phenomena of life
If we get bonuses here,
good ones
After we've made the film
It has to be good
I wanted to ask if there were
any shops around here
We have a canteen
What if a person needs some fancy goods
or food or something?
How does it happen? Is it all provided for?
Yes, of course
Let's say this is a neutron
and a hole around it
and a hole has appeared around it
A Descartes vacuum is formed,
you see this vessel here
We have a neutron on one side
and elementary volume on the other
It's the same Descartes vessel
only formed by quanta
Now look
The Descartes vessel collapses
as the elementary volumes try
to close this hole with their bodies
Therefore all the elementary particles
move towards the hole
I'm sure that
wherever particles decay,
holes are formed
But there's no decay in your experiments
But there is acceleration
Let me give you my opinion
We've been listening to you patiently
You promised us a quantitative theory
- Do you have it?
- I do
Write out its formula, please
- Look...
- The formula, please
Just a minute
If two points emit holes,
a force forms between them
Wait, Newton had mass there
This has nothing in common
with Newton's formula
Wait
But the denominator has the
same term. Tell me please
Does your formula contradict
Newton's theory?
- Does it agree with it?
- They are in perfect agreement
Hold on
Forgive me, but Newton had mass
in the numerator
That's a mistake
Newtons?
Thank you
Have a rest
- We'll have a think
- Alright
I actually have a friend
Rasun Irchukovich is his name
He is from Karachay-Cherkessia
- And...
- That's an autonomous republic, right?
He has a son, a really
wonderful boy
A mathematician
He is 7 years old
and he hung a blackboard
up by his bed
he wakes up at night and
writes something
whatever formulas come
into his head
and then he goes back to sleep
In the morning he
analyses it
He looks it over with his father
- So at night, he has these...
- We'll have to bring him here
- He is still small
- He needs to develop
He is developing, he's working
He wins all school contests
We're going to see the barber shop now
You wanted to know how we
sort out day-to-day issues
- Wonderful
- Good evening
It's a good number 2145
- Lucky
- It is
Hello, can we come in?
- Where now?
- To the hairdresser's
- Hello
- It's still open
Of course, it's still open
Careful
- We have all the latest tools
- I see
from worldwide industry:
we have hair dryers
This here is a brand-new
movable hair dryer
We also have a perming device
- It's been brought from abroad
- Right
Like a trophy
I think Russian factories will
soon be releasing these
Our girls all have hair styles
which hold on for a long time
So they have more time
for scientific work
May I try out the male cologne?
- Well, we have...
- I'm joking, thank you
- Thank you
- Thank you very much
- Good luck
- We'll be happy to see you
Thank you, goodbye
What are we doing today?
Just a bit because my hair
is short anyway
A bit on the sides
Not too short?
Not too short
Here's a courgette.
Careful
You're sliding down
Don't mess around
You're still chewing your
meat. I can see it
Meat here, meat there
Meat there too.
Eat it all up
Swallow it
and show me your mouth
Swallow it and show me your mouth
I still see
meat in there
I have meat in my mouth too
- I have
- Me too
Is there a spare key?
They do
Who has the keys?
Ministry of State Security
Which room
does Leshan live in?
Are you relatives?
No, neighbours
Stay here and don't move until
we finish the search
Ministry of State Security
Get up
- Leshan?
- Yes
You're under arrest
Get dressed
Put your trousers on
Who else is here?
- There's no one
- No one?
Igor, start the search
- Right, witnesses?
- The witnesses are here
Come with us, please
You'll be present
during the search
Hurry up and get dressed
Leshan, get dressed quicker
Leshan, sit down
What's all this?
It's for the mosquitoes,
I can't sleep because of the mosquitoes
- Does it help?
- A little, yes
Pack some underwear
Very well
What's that?
The keys
Put it on record
Chuck it
Reading German authors?
These are not my books
Whose are they?
They're just kept there,
I haven't even read them
Stand up
I don't even know German
so I can't even read them
Where do I sign?
Leshan, come here
Get ready. Gather
your personal belongings
And hurry up
That's enough, put your coat on
Here, surname and signature
Take the towel.
It'll come in handy
Wait a moment
Wait, can we seal the room?
We need to seal the room
- Or do the neighbours live there?
- Yes
- Alright
- Shall I turn off the light?
Yes, turn off the light
We've been informed
that Comrade Leshan
confessed to espionage
and planning acts
of terrorism at the Institute
From the moment when
citizen Leshan appeared among us
the laboratory always had questions
about to his so-called scientific theories
He could never explain what
he was doing
in the special lab entrusted to him
and built with the money of
workers and peasants
or what he was using the
Institute's equipment for
and what he spent state funds on
He couldn't even explain
it to the Academic Council
or in the numerous talks he
had, not only with me
but with other Institute
employees as well
When offered help,
he reacted in an inappropriate
and unfriendly way
He behaved like a man of property
and an individualist
and proved himself not to be a comrade
While we work with energy
from burning carbon hydrate,
it's better not to go to space
It will be completely ineffective
I suggest
developing the human race, until
the rocket flights will be more common
Semenych, sounds like cosmopolitanism to me
Cosmopolitanism has nothing to do with it
Flying to space is still a
childish fascination,
which we haven't matured
enough for yet
Is that also measured in horsepower?
What is?
Everything can be measured
in horsepower, if needed
I'm just wondering how many
little horses you'd require
You'd need really large
horses for rocket flight
You can have tiny ones,
but a lot of them
I'd put it this way: who's doing it now...
Ponies?
- Even smaller
- No, just really small ones
That's not right
Here's a reasonable approach:
It would be reasonable to build a tower
and have a magnetic lift
I want to say that humankind
can't live without space exploration
I'm trying to explain one thought,
which is very unpopular
And this thought...
I didn't read about tiny
horses in Alexey Tolstoy
but in another forgotten,
unknown author
There all these little horses,
as many as you could wish for
As the Academic Secretary of the Institute,
I would like to raise a toast
to the bond between Soviet
scientists and Soviet artists
in the wide understanding of this word
I think it's very important
that lately these links are getting stronger
Various groups of artists
often visit the Institute
And I hope that Comrade Shein and
Comrade Dubosarsky
will reflect this great experience
of cooperation in their work
I hope your bond will only get stronger
and deeper
Also, I obviously can't say
this toast without
mentioning Comrade Stalin
who allowed this Institute
to exist,
work and conduct research
So, to our bond,
to Comrade Stalin and to our Institute
Hooray
- To Stalin
- To Comrade Stalin
This chamber is for checking
Kazimir's effect
It's in working order,
the installation is basically complete
But the experiments are just at the start
We will switch on the magnets in impulse mode
The perfect mode is when
the operating times
of all the electromagnets -
or rather, the whole
system of electromagnets
or the shells of electromagnets -
which should work...
Each shell should be synchronised
So
the ideal operating time of each shell
equals the time
it takes for
the magnetic field
to reach the centre of our device
You know that
the lack of a
magnetic monopole
in a field created
by electric currents
follows Maxwell's equations?
What you're saying is
a flat contradiction of these equations
If you spot any contradictions
feel free to tell me
I don't see any
I think our comrade
should at least
acquaint himself with
modern physics
I have nothing against
theoretical calculations
But my goal was
different this time
He should have shown us
a formula or graph
If you can't show a graph
He drew a graph,
but anyone could do that
No, from time to time...
All right, I'll say this:
experimental physicists
never draw
graphs like that
unless they're lunatics
or conmen
There's nothing
to discuss here
Nothing at all
Ministry of State Security
Do you have a warrant?
We've got everything
Who do you live with?
Go back to sleep
Have you got a warrant?
Go back to sleep
Go ahead
Turn on the light
What's your name?
Chernobrov
Stand next to the bed
Chernoborov?
Here's a warrant
for your arrest
Confiscate these
Confiscate the journal
Everything has to be confiscated
Are those your documents?
Yes
Write your surname
and sign
Your signature
Stay here
We'll all be taken away,
what can we do comrades?
We'll all die in the end
Eventually each of us will be taken
What can we do now?
- You see
- Is that what you're waiting for?
It's like the plague
in the Middle Ages. So what?
Everyone knew
they'd die soon enough
There's nothing we can do
We're all waiting.
It's nothing new
And we're sitting here with terrified faces,
as if we found out yesterday
As if we live on
another planet
I don't know what strength of nerve
you have
What do you mean?
I have no nerves left
Can you see any nerves here?
Relatively, it won't be so bad
for them, I hope
We are scientists
And
we are at one with our country
And
we also forge weapons.
Our weapon is truth
Our weapon is powerful too
That's why I think
that
if your work doesn't lead
to a scientific truth
then it's a crime
and it should be punished
under wartime law
That's why
Comrade Chernobrov's
incompetence
is a crime
We must condemn this crime
We should also make
a separate statement
A resolution
on behalf of all our scientists
To state that we
understand everything
and we'll fight
to make sure
that it never happens again
Why are there so many glasses?
What do you get up to here, comrades?
What's down there?
We have guests sometimes
Put everything on top of the safe please
Move this telephone,
we only care about the documentation
Shall we go through them one-by-one?
Sure
Here's the documentation
Today's information is different
from yesterday
Yesterday the graphs were blank
They weren't blank,
they simply weren't filled in
How's a blank graph any different?
Since we have two labs
How come are they filled in now?
Yesterday you were asked
not touch anything
Not to write and not to add anything
- Is this yours?
- Yes
Blinov can tell us who was on work trips
- This doesn't concern him, but you
- Right
Who filled it in? What for?
Comrade Blinov
Why aren't you relaxing at home?
We've been called
Go ahead then
No one needs to introduce
our good friend and colleague Nekrasov
Our reason for gathering here is delightful
I suggest that Dima continues
with the toast
He can explain everything
but I'd like to say that
I've never met a more wonderful
colleague than Nekrasov
I suggest you all think
What do you mean, Samson?
Not the meaning of life, we'll
think about that later
Now I suggest you think about
how lucky we are in our work
and personal life
when our friend is also our colleague
I propose a toast
to the birthday boy Nekrasov
- Nekrasov!
- Nekrasov!
I'd like to add to this toast
We're all drinking and the birthday
boy is cutting the chicken!
We can always rely
on him in the hard times,
and the happy times in our lives
To your health
Dear comrades
Dear birthday boy, Comrade Nekrasov
I wrote some lines of poetry for you today
I hope they are worthy
of our birthday boy today
Our dear Comrade Nekrasov
Happy birthday
to you
May your multitude of talents
increase with inspiration
During these hard times
We're following the right path
Everything that's possible and impossible
we will construct and invent
So that our Soviet nation grows every day
Our scientists will do anything
and keep their loyalty to our Party
Dear Comrade Nekrasov
There are discoveries waiting for you
Your whole path is open before you
You're always welcome
in our Institute
Bottoms up
Bottoms up
- Maybe some Armenian cognac?
- Champagne
Or some lemonade?
Let's say it took place in Korea
where combat operations are going ahead
When an American prisoner was captured
Some of our comrades were
sent to interrogate him
The comrades
ask him a question
And they punch
him in his stomach
He says
The comrades are
not pleased
and they punch him in the face
They ask
The crying prisoner says
The really annoyed comrade says
I'm asking you, scumbag,
Where the hell are your tanks!?
Let's drink to theoretical
physics
On an evening like this, I would like to
to share this great happiness
of being the part of this wonderful family
in our Institute
where it's so pleasant to live and work
and to enjoy life and work
To all of you, my dear friends,
thank you very much
Hooray!
Hooray!
I would like to read to you
a decree of the presidium
of the supreme Soviet Union
about amnesty
As a result of the consolidation of the
Soviet social and state system,
improving the welfare of the
cultural level of the population
growth of the responsibility of citizens
their honest attitude towards
the fulfilment of their public duties
strengthened the legitimacy
and the socialist order
and a decrease in criminal rate
The presidium of the supreme
council of the USSR
thinks that in these conditions
there is no need
to further imprison people
who committed a crime
but do not pose a great
danger to the state
and in their attitude to work they prove
that they can go back to
an honest, working life
and become productive members of society
Here you have to understand that
for the first time in its history,
the Soviet government
has taken upon itself the responsibility
and has released
a large amount of criminals
Although these people are
completely different,
but the Soviet government sees in them
people who are able to
re-educate themselves
Alongside people who have actually
corrected themselves,
a certain number of people
will be released
who have been set free by mistake
All of the colleagues
at the Institute have
at least some indirect ties
to people who have been
condemned, not only
those who were victims
of judicial errors
and
I would merely like to
express the hope that
from this moment on there will be
a systematic
re-examination
A systematic analysis, so to
say, of the legal system
The main principle
of our ideology
is attention to the human being
Not to the human being as an abstract idea
but to specific people
who built Communism
who are geared towards Communism and
useful work for the benefit of society
And
that
The step our Party is making
is risky, of course
but the Party has evaluated
the situation and made this decision
And regardless of the risks
that have been
voiced, of course we need
to take them into account as well,
Regardless of the inevitable incidents,
while having such
enormous and large-scale
amnesty
I am very glad fundamentally that such
a decision was made and
it has been decided
that the time has come
I would like to speak not so
much about vigilance, but
the humanism that our
Communist Party has shown
and I think we need
to pay attention to this
and we should respond to
this breakthrough
I think that the Communist
Party is showing an example
that we should trust each other more
and we should correspond
This means that we should, of course
be strict
with the various negative things
that we sometimes see
But treat them with humanism
as the Communist Party shows us,
it is the one in command
and shows us the direction to follow
Semenych, is this
your vest here?
Yes
Take off your jacket and
put on your vest, it'll feel good and light
And warm. What do you think?
We have to take it
to our room anyway
Yes
My vest
It's hot, right Semenych?
Fine
Help me, please
With your jacket?
Give it here
No, let's hang it here,
you won't forget it then
I will
Shall we put it
in our room?
When do you think debauchery
came to the Roman Empire?
Together with Elagabalus
No, when they stopped
diluting wine with water
They always drank wine with water
- They stopped...
- Barbarians
They saw everyone
as barbarians
From at least the
6th century BC
they saw any
neighbours as barbarians
Those who drank
undiluted wine
It's as if Blinov
were to say to me,
"You're drinking..."
Or no, if I
said to Blinov
"Blinov, you're drinking 40 per cent
alcohol and I'm drinking 12 per cent
That means you're
a barbarian"
A complete barbarian
But I'm not
saying that
That will allow me
to sink my teeth
Don't consider me
a bloody tyrant
It's a shame
they didn't have beer
They did,
and plenty of it
Beer has always existed
The Egyptians had beer,
we don't have any
The Egyptians had it,
but we don't
In the 17th century the English
drank beer, and not water
Even small children
Water was hardly drunk anywhere
in Europe in the Middle Ages
It carried the plague
Cholera, not the plague
The plague doesn't
spread via water
Choleric
Dasha, don't fuss
Why exactly?
Have you seen
any matches?
You love Tchaikovsky,
don't you?
Of course
Traditionally, the man
plays
When lovers are together
the man should
play the guitar
You're right
But we do it
the Japanese way
What do you mean?
There, it's the
woman who plays
No, we do it
the Soviet way
It's always me: while being
fucked, I'm also playing
What? Yes
Semenych
The Soviet state gave you an education,
a good job,
a woman you love
and here you are, deceiving it
I'm grateful to the Soviet state
for all it's given me
and I've never deceived it
Why are you hiding
your background?
I've never tried to
hide my Jewish origins
But it says here: "Russian"
The document says "Russian"
It's written in your own handwriting
We won't get anywhere this way
So
You go on about humanism,
everything's nice and quiet
Turn the other cheek
Right?
The directive talked about it
About what?
About humanism. I haven't
made anything up
You're always banging on
about your fucking humanism
Nothing is good enough for you,
you always want something different
You want everything nicer, smoother
You can't have it that
way. You just can't
What's going
on between you and your wife?
- Nothing
- What do you mean, nothing?
She's a student, isn't she?
How is it possible that she
managed to get
a job at the Institute
as a junior researcher, without a
university degree?
She's been involved in hands-on
research for a long time
Staff regulations state you can't do this job
without higher education
Could you explain what happened?
There was an agreement
With whom?
There was an agreement
Isn't the law the same for everyone?
It is
I think you're confused
Simply confused
You're a weak person
by nature
You need protection
There's no one at the Institute
who's able to protect you, except us
No one cares about you
You have no value as a person
As a scientist yes
Look at what your country gave you
Did it give you the Order
of the Red Banner of Labour?
Yes
The Order of Lenin?
Yes
Higher education?
Yes
The Stalin Prize?
Shouldn't you give something back?
Let's summarise
You help us in our activities
We in return help you
We protect you
become your patrons and stand by you
Deal?
I have never...
Is it a deal or not?
Yes or no?
What will be...
Your responsibilities?
Yes
When something comes to your knowledge,
inform us
When you learn that
an enemy is plotting something,
inform us
We'll give you a specific task
Your task will be specific
We'll give you a set task for each person
Apart from your academic research,
you'll provide additional help
- That's the idea
- Secret help
No one will know about it, of course
Two people will know about it, us
It will stay in this office
It will help you in the future
Who knows what turn
your life might take?
Yes or no?
No
No?
Alright then
Sorry
Don't apologise, that's the way it is
It's your choice
Pavel, let's do it differently
If he doesn't want to sign this,
let him sign the
non-disclosure agreement
Non-disclosure agreement of state secrets
Of course
He'll sign it.
Have you got the form?
Here's the text
Here
write your full name
Leave the lines where I showed you
Copy it out up to here
Then sign it, with your surname and date
Shall I read it out for you?
It's alright
This conversation
is a state secret, of course
It must not be disclosed as well
He's an intriguing man
One minute he's being soft
Taking things carefully
The next minute
he refuses
"I can't, I don't want to, I won't"
"My country has entrusted me
with an important job
It awarded me prizes
Did it give me titles
and medals? It did
But I won't help it,
I don't want to"
That's his Jewish nature speaking
Careful, don't ruin my pen
What's this here?
"USR"? It's spelt with two S's
Heart problems?
Why are you breathing like that?
I'm a bit tired
Why?
Tired of watching non-stop
drinking sessions at home?
You don't drink yourself
Why do they drink all the time?
Work is tough, they have to relax
And you?
I relax a little too
Of course
You can't expect a
cosmopolitan to relax a lot
Put the pen down,
stand up
Face the wall
Hands on the wall
Fuck knows what he's got on him
Are you going to cooperate?
Answer me, you son of a bitch!
Answer me
No?
No?
No
Repeat that
No
I'm counting to three
Fucking bitch
Answer me, you son of a bitch
No
Look at the son of
a bitch. Fucking Jewish mug
Shall I give him one in the liver?
No, don't cry
Everything alright?
Don't cry
Look, he is smooth
Look how he's standing
Nice and smooth, good boy
They'll like him in the cells
Are you going to cooperate?
I'm asking you again
No
No
Who was the biggest smart-arse
at the table yesterday?
Our little humanist
What did Pavel tell you?
He asked you what state
security is. What did you say?
"Yes, yes, yes"
"Yes"
You stupid cunt
Fucking Yid
I really want to hit,
crush him against the wall
That fucking directive. My hands are tied
No one will know
Sit down
Come on, sit down
Finish writing.
You're fucking disgusting
Semenych, that's enough. Calm down
I can't fucking read your writing
I can't understand a thing
Don't rush
Semenych, don't take it to heart
Maybe I overdid it
It's just stress
You think I find it easy?
I struggle too
Dear Semenych, we
aren't made for grief
You'll finish this
and go home
Wet your whistle
Grab your Dasha
by the arse
And you'll forget
all about it. Right?
Everything is good
What date is it today?
The fifteenth of the fourth
Here you go
Thank you
Semenych, tell me
is Dasha cheating on you?
I don't know
"I don't know"
"Don't know"
Shouldn't you know?
You're a big boy and you don't know shit
Off you go
Go, Semenych
We'll be friends
Goodbye
Will you manage on your own?
Yes, thank you
Go on
Everything will be alright
How are you, my dear friend?
Come here
We had a little talk
And?
I signed a non-disclosure agreement
regarding military secrets
Well
Can I have a little drink please?
Of course
We're that kind of Institute
Take your boots off,
you'll muddy the floor
You'll be calmer soon
- Do you want some vodka?
- Yes
Watch you don't burn
your jacket again
Careful, there's
a cigarette under you
It's gone, sit down
Don't lie about on the floor
Have you drunk your vodka?
Have some more, Semenych
It's medicine
You need vodka
Maybe a hot shower
We have problems with the hot water
I could have a cold shower
Shit, fucking vodka
What's this?
Have you spent your salary?
Dima, could you see my
husband for a minute?
One moment
Is it a coat?
No idea, I haven't unwrapped it yet
Feels like a coat
Maybe dresses?
Is it a cake?
Is it your favourite cake?
Where's Dima?
Dasha called him in to
talk with Semenych
Ira, please hold these
This is what I call love
Something soft
It's a fur coat
It's not just a fur coat
I want winter again
I couldn't object
to anything they said
They mocked me,
pushed me against the wall
They wanted to beat me up
They insulted and humiliated me
I'm just warning you
Letting you know
Furs have no effect on me
Though Olya does, of course
I've got a cold attitude to furs
but I understand they make people warm
They're warm indeed
What about their beauty?
Beauty
is inside and out
Stand on the table
It's not the fur that makes the person
but the person makes the fur
That's true
Olya and I have known
each other a long time
It really suits me, right?
It does
The red fox
Would you be excited
about a new carburetor?
There'd be the same reaction
I think it might be
useful for housework
Dima
You're a real prince
Now kiss her too
It's my second face now
See what's happening?
This salami...
- You dropped all the salami?
- I did
There, eat it
Thanks
See, you picked it all out.
Specially for me
Eat it
I'll just make you another one
No, one's enough
If you want it later,
the salami will be waiting
- Where will we live?
- At my parents' place
In Zamoskvorechye.
You can commute here
That's a possibility, of course
Or rent a little corner
from someone, I don't know
You're gorgeous
- Fox
- What a fox
Yes
Beautiful
What a stunning coat
So nice
Beautiful
Let's drink to it
Not right now
Olya, don't be angry with me
I really like the coat
But I'm a bit tired now
Alright?
You see, it's all good
You can't put roses in alcohol
Why?
They'll suck out the water
So let them
They'll wither very quickly
You see
You know all about that
But what a fur coat
You see, everything's fine
There's nothing to be afraid of
As Dima explained
Your medicine
I wouldn't call it that
Go to bed, Semenych.
That's enough sitting around
You're right
That's enough
Enough is enough
Right
Look at all these crumbs
Pig
You're a pig Semenych
Semenych
Yes?
- How are you, my dear fellow?
- He's fucked up, Blinov
I'm talking to Semenych
- The door's shut, Blinov
- They called me
Dasha, I'm talking
to Semenych
And I object to that, Blinov.
The door was closed
- Dasha, Semenych is an adult
- Right now he's a sick child
He can speak for
himself, Dasha
I'm talking to Semenych,
leave us alone, Dasha
Semenych, please tell
Blinov what you think
Semenych, what happened?
They called me in
But Dasha, you wanted
me to say what I think
I want you to say
what I want you to say
Here and now
Do you understand?
I do
The main thing is not to be sad
Just hold on and
everything will be well
Thanks
- Dasha
- Good night, Blinov
Being a bitch isn't the
best human quality
- Good night, Blinov
- I really want you to know that
Being an overbearing prick
isn't the best quality either
- You're half my age, so behave yourself
- Goodbye, Blinov
I'm so glad you paid us a visit.
Good night
- Being a bitch isn't the best quality
- Good night
- Dasha, you're a bitch
- I'll bear that in mind. Goodbye
Go and tell him
to fuck himself
I'll leave unless you
do it right now
You go and say,
"Blinov, go fuck yourself"
Go and say it to him
right now. Got that?
Yes
Go now and say
"Blinov, go fuck yourself"
"Don't come in
when the door's closed"
Do it right now
I think you're right
Blinov
I'm listening, Semenych
Don't...
Have you forgotten the words?
Shall I write it down?
Semenych, if you want to
talk to me, you're most welcome
Blinov
Most welcome
Don't insult my wife
- Semenych
- Is that clear?
Make sure she behaves
Blinov, she was in her own room,
and you came in
Don't insult my wife
If I'm invited, I come
Semenych, you tell me,
and I'll go
Is that clear?
Semenych, if you want to
tell me something, go on
Did you tell him
to go fuck himself?
- In four letters?
- Literally?
Did you?
I didn't literally say "fuck himself"
So go and do it
Go and tell him
to fuck himself
Otherwise I'll tell you
to fuck yourself
That's your dichotomy
What did that idiot say?
Fuck, excuse me
Do you understand me?
I told him...
Do you understand me
or not?
Smashing his face...
No, we won't smash his face in now,
we'll tell him to go fuck himself
That's the stage we're at.
We have it all planned out
I did it another way
Do it the way I'm telling you
Right now
Why should I?
Because I'm asking, can
you do that for me?
Can you tell him
to go fuck himself?
In those exact words?
Yes, Semenych
"Blinov, go fuck yourself, and don't
ever enter a closed room again"
That's what I said, Dasha
No, say to him,
"Blinov, go fuck yourself"
"Please come and
apologise to my wife,
"And go fuck yourself."
Can you do that?
Can you or can't you?
Exactly like that?
Yes
I wouldn't want to
Then I'll get my things and leave,
right now. Nothing's keeping me here
I don't give a shit
about this science
I don't give a shit about this
Experiments Department. Understand?
Dasha, should I go?
No, I don't mind you,
don't mind you at all
May I say something?
Are you trying to teach a lesson
to Semenych or Blinov?
If you tell Blinov to go
fuck himself he won't care
- But for Semenych it's very hard
- Semenych
He needs to learn
I don't give a damn about Blinov,
but I have to live with this person
Does it have to
be done right now?
Yes
Yes, right now
It's just hard on him
right now
One thing after another
I think he'll cope
- Of course he will
- He usually manages
I need to be able to rely
on my husband at all times
So that Blinov can't stand
there and insult me like that
And so my husband can
protect me at all times
To me, that's important
Do you see my point of view?
Have I answered your question?
Semenych, understood?
I'll go and get my things
I'll resign from the Institute and
go and live with my parents
Unless you tell him
to go fuck himself
Dasha, Blinov's not there anymore
So he has to find him and
tell him to go fuck himself
I think he'll do his best
Blinov, can I speak to you
for a moment?
I want you to
apologise to Dasha
But of course,
let her come here
No, you must come
and say you're sorry
But she kicked me
out of the room, right?
I want you to come
and say sorry to her
Is she going to let
me into her room
or invite me, or what?
I don't know
I'm not going
to break in
You can say it loudly, Blinov,
I can hear you perfectly well
Dasha, I'm really sorry
It's over, Blinov,
I forgive you
Dasha, I can't hear you
very well, I'm deaf
- Can I take that from you?
- It's fine, Blinov
Pass me your cigarette
Why?
So I can light up
Of course,
hang on a second
So, Semenych?
Did you tell him to
go fuck himself?
In those exact words?
Yes. Did you?
- In those exact words?
- Have you done it or not?
I'm asking you
for the last time
Wait a second
I'm not waiting a second,
I've already asked you twice
Has he apologised to you?
It was part
of the contract
- You want the whole thing?
- The price is going up
Fuck his mood.
I need him to say sorry, now
What happened?
Blinov, I'm telling you,
you need to say sorry now
Come on, Blinov, say you're
a prick, and wrong
I'm a prick and
completely wrong
Be honest,
were you right?
Of course not
Honestly?
Honestly. How could
I be right?
He's lying. Be honest
- Honestly, I was a prick
- Very good, Blinov
Explain what you
were wrong about
About everything
Alright
Apology accepted
And your line,
Semenych
Blinov
Go fuck yourself
They've really fucked me off,
you know
Let's go to bed
Or do you feel like talking
with your colleagues?
No, I don't
Then let's go to bed
Where is Olya?
Upstairs?
And Dima?
Upstairs too?
Just went up
I don't like this, actually
This situation
I agree with you
Dasha isn't behaving herself
She's not nice to everyone here
Always interrupting
Always rude
Yes
She got what
was coming to her
We need to sort it out
Dasha, why do you allow yourself
to do these things?
Dasha
- I don't want to talk about it now
- Why do you?
Why do you talk to people
the way you do?
What makes you think
you have the right to do it?
Right now I'd like to talk
to my husband, in this room
Ira, I have a suggestion
I've already heard your
suggestion, Semenych
So what do you think of it?
Could Dasha answer
my question?
The only question
I care about
Why does Dasha allow
herself to behave like this?
I need nothing more from you
After that you can discuss
whatever you want
That's the question
I care about
Would you like to
talk about it now?
Yes, I would
And I don't want to, Ira.
It's our room
- Why do you talk to my husband like this?
- Ira, this room is...
This is a communal flat
Answer my question...
- No communal-living type hysteris please
- Ira this is our room
Can you answer my question
now? Then I'll leave your room
- No. No, I can't
- Why?
- And that's another question
- Why?
- Ira, that's it
- Why, Dasha?
No comment
Right now I don't want to
It's not like I'm asking you
some horrible kind of question
I'd like to talk to my
husband in our room now
And you are interrupting
We hardly have
any private problems here
The question I'm asking you
is absolutely elementary, Dasha
- Yes, you're asking me
- Why do you behave like this?
Ira, I have
a big favour to ask
Let's discuss this
more rationally
In a more structured way...
No, wait
When someone is being
rude to my husband
who deserves better, I think
He came to ask how you were.
You, personally
Why does Dasha interfere
and start being rude?
And then Blinov apologises
to her. What for?
That was my question
Why should Blinov
apologise to you?
- What for?
- Let's do a simple thing
For your own behaviour, Dasha?
Everyone has their
own private space
If you want to discuss it,
let's go to the living room
It's a better place
to have this chat
It's a communal flat, you're
not the only one living here
Let's go to the living room
You're right, Olya
That space really is
communal
Semenych, may I
have a word?
I'll pour you some tea
Dasha, come and join us
Come and join us here,
it concerns you too
Dasha, do you want to
come out here?
No, I just want
a word with you
Excuse me for a minute
Dasha, what's going on?
Please, Dasha
I can't
You don't have to do anything
I don't want you
to do it
Why not?
Because it was
an ultimatum
To drop everything now and go
sort out the problem
Dasha, let me
tell you this
I have no energy
to fight now
I understand
But a complaint
has been made
Well, we'll consider
We agreed that I'd go to
bed and you'd sit with me
I would, but certain
complaints have been raised
The complaints can wait
I really don't want to
have a fight with you now
I know
Me neither
Let's do something to make sure
we don't have a fight
Agreed
Have you got
any ideas?
I've got an idea.
Let's go to bed
Yes. I have no
other ideas anyway
- We can go somewhere. Would you like to?
- No
I don't want to go anywhere.
Let's go to bed
Let's go to bed
All this is making
me really sad
Does saying, "it comes
from the gauge theory"
mean there is a
point in the space
where we see it
as a gauge theory?
A two-dimensional
equivalent would be
a 2.2 conformal theory.
It's locally geometric
It comes from the
manifold. Am I right?
Absolutely Semenych.
That's next
X used to belong to this sum
M was an element of that space
R was an irreducible
representation
That was the representation
we had. That's where x sits
It's a superfield theory
It's a field on the variables x
defined locally on sigma
and on these four
anticommuting variables
How do you define it
in these terms?
The equivalent of
this correspondence?
Yes. What is it?
You want to think up the dualisation
for any integrable system?
You can put it
into words
but there's no better description
than manifold operators
There's Polishchuk-Rothstein
Wait, Semenych
- It's an important question
- Semenych knows the answer
We should tell him. If he'd
known he wouldn't have asked
Of course
I won't share the details of my
PhD with you, Semenych, sorry
Right, we need some plates, Olya
Cheese, sausage, sausage, cheese
It turned out well.
It was all wrong.
None of it was ever published
So what if it's wrong?
So nothing.
I'm happy with it
So what if it hasn't been published?
It's good it hasn't been published
What matters is, it came
out fine, right?
Look, tell me: do you respect
yourself as a scientist?
Be honest. Just say: I do
I try not to think in these terms,
otherwise I'd probably kill myself
Why?
No one reads me, Semenych
No one reads, bastards
People read him though
Whereas I write badly and
unclearly
That's not quite true
What, don't people read you?
Semenych wanted to object
about me writing well and clearly
I want to say something
What's the fucking difference?
If they read it, it must be clear
Alright then, they retell it.
There are people able to retell it
No, I was just lucky
to find a niche, so to speak
where some people are interested...
Listen, come off it. You're in a
leading position in that niche
- Sorry?
- You're in a leading position
- No
- Who is in the leading position then?
No one. There are no
leading positions here
Yes there are, because
there's a trademark
Look, but it's always...
It's Nekrasov's ABB this,
Nekrasov's ABB that...
It's important
ABB what?
I mean, certain stuff by Nekrasov
and certain other stuff by Nekrasov
Well, actually, you know
if you look at it from a different
angle you'll see that, really
different groups have worked on this
Yes
Nekrasov was just lucky
he got to put a little doodle
in there somewhere
In six different
places at the same time
It could have been called
Semenych-Nekrasov
- It could never have been Semenych
- Why?
Because Semenych has been
resisting that all his life
- I don't think he does anymore
- What?
- He doesn't anymore
- It's too late now
First, he still resists.
Just look at him
He does, yes he does
No, Semenych is hopeless
There's an article by Semenych,
ten years ahead of the rest
So what? Does anyone remember it?
Little rats, Semenych
Not a fucking thing.
Semenych,
where are you?
There you are
You merged into
the background
I just remembered how
it was our cat's birthday
- We gave her a mouse
- Yes
I brought it from the lab
Yes, and...
Did the cat
say "meow"?
It's not about the cat,
but the mouse
It ran away?
It was washing itself
Semenych still
can't forgive himself
Of course I can't
The mouse was in
a glass jar with a lid
The cat was
prowling around it
but the little mouse was
just washing itself
What did you do?
What did you do?
I couldn't wash
myself like that
Yes, but what
did you do?
Did you give the
mouse to the cat?
Of course, it was
the cat's birthday
As for the mouse, it was...
It was deathday
That proves that life
is stronger than death
I have a theory, Semenych,
that I wanted to ask you about
Is there any truth in this?
When everything is clear and calm,
you see your direct path,
and you know how it ends
- We all know how it ends
- Dasha, you are too smart
Keep silent, please
You are only nervous when
you don't see your path
That's what life is
If your path is direct,
it means death right away
As you see where it ends
Semenych, remind me
what Bryusov called us
Pan... something? What?
Not Mongoloid, but Pan-?
Pan-Slavism
No, Pan-
What else could it be?
It has something to do
with Pan-Turkic
You mean The Scythians?
That's Blok
Blok, of course
No, it was Bryusov
You mean his epigraph?
Yes
It goes, "Pan-Slavism,
though it sounds fierce
it's pleasing to my ear"
That's it
So it's Pan-Slavism
Pan-Slavism?
Yes
Then it goes
"Millions are you
and the hosts are we
And we shall war if
you want, take heed
Yes we are Scythians-
leafs of the Asian tree
Our slanted eyes glow
bright with greed"
[And before everything happened
I had a reaction...]
You've done
your job, Semenych
You've put in your two
pennyworth, you can go
There's a good little boy
You're going
to bed, aren't you?
Yes, why?
Tell me you
don't want to
Tell me you want to have
a fucking chat with Nekrasov
Why would
I say that?
- So I have to guess?
- Why?
We're not all
as perceptive as you
Say "I don't want to sleep"
Can you stamp your foot
and say "I don't
want to go to bed"?
"Fuck off. I want
a fucking chat with my Nekrasov"
Why are you
being confrontational?
I'm just off to bed,
calmly and quietly
Though when singing
I'm not a bass
I don't
discriminate by race
The language is familiar
- It's messed up
- Paul Robeson sings it
Do you know how much time I
spent on Paul Robeson Street?
How much I
fucking suffered there?
It's not me. It's your own...
Barges go along
the Mississippi
The barges go
all day long
The cotton has taken
away all our strength
The cotton has taken
away our peace
What's wrong?
Nothing
Why are you
standing there?
I'm thinking
About what? Life?
Yes
Have you come up
with anything?
No. Should I have?
I just assumed that
if you're thinking
then you might think
something up, that often happens
Of course
I'm just
taking it all in
Taking you in
Me?
It's those boundaries again
which you love
speaking about
Not quite, but fine
What?
I know you don't
like all this
Or rather, I know you
don't like me like this
No, Semenych,
I like you
What can I do?
I actually do want to
go to bed now. Really
Let's go to bed then
Because...
Why are you down, Semenych?
- I don't want another...
- What?
- You're upset, aren't you?
- Yes. I don't want another...
Why are you upset? You don't
want to argue with me?
- No, I don't. What's the point?
- Let's not then
Alright, Semenych, let's not
argue, let's go to bed
- Let's not argue
- Because what's the point?
- We can go and talk to Nekrasov
- What for?
So this is how I am
You may like it or you may not
Maybe, it's just a professional
thing you don't understand
But in theoretical physics it's important
to understand other worlds
The more you understand them,
the more you enrich yourself
When a person outlines his philosophy
I try to understand it
The same is in science. A person demonstrates
his world, and I accept it
- And I grasp these axioms, and then...
- Develop them?
- Yes, I develop these axioms
- That's why Nekrasov is an academician
- And you are a fucking shit
- There you go again
- You don't think there's such effect?
- No, I don't
- Some create new worlds, some develop them
- Developing other worlds
When will you write about
your tao theory?
As soon as I get down to it
Somebody else will do it.
You'll explain it...
I've already explained it
- ...so that they can easily understand
- Again
in theoretical physics it's important
to understand other people
- Yes, Semenych, I got it
- If I don't do it, it's bad
So. If the system
excludes love
We must
exclude it too
I'm quite simple
Nothing is simple
I'm trying to find
more ascetic things
than what's happening
behind our backs now
Fedya, we love
you too
We love you
so much
It's not about love.
Do you respect me?
Fedya, I've always
respected you
Do you fucking
respect me?
I do, I fucking respect
you, you cunt
There's no respect
No, there is respect,
there's just no cunt
I don't have the mentioned
equipment installed
Ministry of Internal Affairs
Please
Where's Nekrasov?
Which is his room?
He's away
When is he
expected back?
What was the
purpose of his trip?
Work
Is this a search or just an inspection?
We're taking a look at the room
He lived here
And no one lives here now?
Did he go far?
I don't actually know
He has a lot on and...
I don't have permission
to know where he's gone
Really?
Yes
You don't work together?
Sometimes we do
Are these are just his
personal things?
So there are no
documents here?
You don't know?
Bogdan, give us a hand
There's no need
What are you
doing here?
Just curious
Are you mad?
Get out of here
Get some rest
May I have
a glass of water?
May I have
a glass of water?
Here you are
There aren't any
other glasses
- Winelass or cup?
- A wineglass? How nice
Thank you
You're welcome
Have a good night
Good night, comrades
Good night
What happened?
What's the matter?
Could you leave so
we could talk?
I don't think
that's a good idea
Women always
understand each other
Dasha dear
Which of us
do you want to leave?
Look at me, please
Just for a second
Go away, Olya
Go away
I want to calm you
down with cold water
I'll just wash you
No
You'll feel better
Olya, I said no
Don't touch me,
get the fuck out of here
I want to help
Fuck off, you too
Is that what you want?
Give it here
Olya, please
Can't you see?
Can't you see
what's going on?
Calm down, Dasha
Don't touch me
Don't touch me
What are you doing?
- Don't touch me
- Don't go outside, please
If you want, we can
get dressed and go out
I can't. That's it
You must
Dasha dear, calm down
Calm down
Dasha, cool down.
Quiet
Quiet
Dasha, be quiet
Easy now, Dasha
Fuck
What is it?
What is it?
It's all fine
Yes, Olya,
it's all just great
Olya, can you leave?
Could you please leave?
Can you leave, Olya?
What do you
think you're doing?
- Let go of me
- What are you doing?
What the fuck do you
think you're doing?
I can see what
you're doing
Please don't
What? I was here
with you
What is it?
Save me
I'm here,
that's what I'm trying to do
Do you understand?
That's what I'm trying to do
I've only been trying
to save you
All I've been doing.
Dasha
Please, I'm right here
I'm saving you
Alright, we'll get dressed
and leave at once
- I'm going to dress you
- I can't
I'll dress you
and we'll leave
Take me away
Take me away
I am, Dasha
Why won't you
let go of me?
I'm trying
to dress you
No
How can I
get you out?
How?
How can I get
you out of here?
Take me away
- I'm trying to take you away
- Don't touch me
- I'm not touching you
- Take me away
- What do you want me to do?
- I can't. Take me away from here
- Take me away
- That's what I'm doing
- That's what I'm doing
- Don't touch anything
But I can't get you out of here
like this. Do you understand?
- No
- How do you want to do it?
- I can't
- Dasha dear, please
Don't touch me
- Take me away
- There, there
- Let go of me
- Dasha, I'm taking you away from here
- Do you understand?
- No. Don't touch me anymore
I'm not going to touch you
anymore, I'll just save you,
and won't touch
you anymore
All I want is to achieve
one thing, you see
I'll save you and won't touch
you if you don't want me to
Do you understand? Do you?
There you are
There. Please
count and check it
Of course
Count and
check it, please
I was watching
your hands
- You were?
- Yes
Goodbye, thank you
- Will you wait?
- Of course
Dima Kaledin
Please count it
It's in 20s
and 25s
Do you have
anything larger?
- No, they're all gone
- All gone? Fine
Alright then
Please count it carefully
Don't leave
until you do
Here is 2000
I only have these
And a few larger ones
Please count it.
There are 80 notes there
That's all I
have left
how can we do something
so that bit by bit, preserving
this evolution of the average,
which looks quite reasonable
we move from the quantum
to the classical setting?
The idea is clear - we have to
look at systems. What systems?
Ones in which
the operator would have
more eigenvalues
Let's erase this, so I have some room.
Excuse me?
No, Weyl
- Weyl matrices is the second one
- Well, let's have a look
X squared, dp/dX
squared and X dp/dX
Z1 dp/dZ1
minus Z0 dp/dZ0
- Sorry, sometimes I may lose a half...
- Doesn't matter
Yes. For simplicity
I'll look at some matrices...
Sigma plus Z1 dp/dZ0
And sigma minus
Z0 dp/dZ1
What have we got here?
Here you are
What is this?
- The Ogoniok magazine
- The Ogoniok magazine
Close your briefcase please and
we'll continue with the search
- Dubosarsky, hold this please
- With pleasure, Shein
Go on through
Sign here
Come here please
Shein
Who are you? A guest?
- Are you a guest?
- I'm a film director
I'm making a film
about the Institute
Turn around please
Take off your hat please
Thank you, sign here please
- Thank you
- You're welcome
May I ask you for
your pass?
Take off your headgear please
- Thank you
- Sure
May I have your arm?
- Undo your coat please
- Of course
What have we got here?
- Come through and sign here
- Sign there please
- Thank you
- Your briefcase please
- Of course
- Can you undo it please?
Yes
Wait there
Thank you
Comrades, here is our Institute
There are the residential blocks
On the left you can see
D2, Dau's apartment
On the right is D1,
a kind of dormitory
for Institute employees and scientists
Dubosarsky
- I'm just looking
- An artist has to see everything
This is work for me
Above you can see Comrade
Krupitsa's office
He's the Director of the Institute
He's away on business right now
To the left and to the right,
we have laboratories
Here's the small lab and the
big one is over there
There are other
services in that building,
we'll visit them as well
- How many people work at the Institute?
- 300
- 300
- Every day?
Yes, they are the permanent staff
Do they work at weekends as well?
Our scientists
don't have a fixed schedule
They often stay late at night
in the laboratories
The theoretical scientists may
also have discussions
at any time of the day:
weekends, holidays, at night or at home
- In the theoretical department, maybe
- They live in science
Yes, of course
This staircase leads to
Comrade Krupitsa's office,
but no one has access to it,
apart from Comrade Krupitsa
It's called the Road to God
That's our transport service
I would have called it
the "Road to Evidence that there is no God"
That's an interesting thought
- Hello comrades
- These are our guests
I would like to introduce you
to our paper: The Institute News
This is our editor-in-chief, journalists,
make-up person and a photographer
This is Sidko,
Head of Personnel
I will briefly introduce our guests
then there are a few more formalities
There is one more formality to
take care of, but it's very important
We'll have a chance to talk more later
Let's go to the office of the Deputy
Director for Order and Security
We need to sign a few agreements
Sure
One by one, who's first?
Shein can go first
In the meantime,
shall we sit down?
Of course, have a seat
I would like to introduce our guests
Dubosarsky,
a famous Soviet artist
Dubosarsky will draw a set of pictures
on life in the Institute
This year our Institute turns 15 years old
So on Comrade Krupitsa's invitation
and following an order from
the Ministry of Culture,
these series of drawings
will be completed
I, the undersigned,
hereby sign that
I hereby sign that
I am required not to disclose
- Not to disclose
- What?
Not to disclose
I am required not to disclose
Comma, top secret
and classified information
We try to work here professionally
All the journalists are great professionals
and individual people
We try to write not just dry information
We want it to be interesting and articulate
Professional information
We want it to be interesting to read
for all our employees,
as well as the elite scientists,
including about what they're doing
because it's their creative portrait
we're showing through our writing
We're also trying to illustrate it too,
we have photojournalists here
We try to make our paper look appealing,
so it's pleasant to pick up and
interesting to read
From the first article to the last,
from the front page
to the back
We want it be interesting to know
what's happening in Moscow theatres,
cinemas and art exhibitions,
and what's going on in the world
We also understand that
the conditions are not easy after the war
With Comrade Stalin's help,
we raised the country from devastation
Now we're heading in the right direction
towards our bright socialist future
All together our scientists and colleagues
do a lot for this country,
for its defence and agriculture too
So we have a huge responsibility
the press and information is
always a huge responsibility,
be it in word, image or film
It's very important that everything
is correct and precise
We're trying to work in this direction
We work on ourselves
as well, creatively
We look through the press and classics
such as the works of Marxism and Leninism
We study the works of comrades
Stalin and Lenin
This is how we work
We wanted to make a few pictures
and an interview
We don't have enough light here,
so I'll move this lamp here
- Does this bother you?
- No
We had this guest here before,
a photographer for the state press agency
We spoke about how if the
lighting isn't great,
a shot can be used
as a documentary and staged
- Is this going in the next issue?
- Yes
That will be nice
I will tell you when to be ready
It would be nice to have one
in the yard of the Institute
Yes, we would like to do one there as well
It's very beautiful there and it would
be nice to make use of that
Take some shots for memory
- It's already night time unfortunately
- Unfortunately, yes
- Have you taken it yet?
- Not yet, I will now
We've been travelling for a long time
You have to for just a moment
Yes, freeze please for a moment.
Look into the camera
Our photographer is also a very talented man
It seems your work is crossing over
with our photography work
- That's true
- Yes
We're trying to make it not only informative,
but so that it captures the moment
and portrays one's soul,
eyes and heart
We want to show the profession as well,
as in a portrait photo or any other
So the next generation understands everything
Can you swap places?
- If possible, yes
- With pleasure
Come in, we'll take another
The road was long and wore us out a bit
- Hello
- Please, have a seat
- What's your surname?
- Dubosarsky
Dubosarsky, Dubosarsky
Let's find you
Take the pen, please
and we will write the agreement
I would like to warn you right now
that everything you learn here
during your tour of the Institute
must die here
Maybe clean the nib
The text is long, so write in
small letters
- Take this pen
- It doesn't write well
Don't press down too hard,
it will come out neater that way
Signed acknowledgement
It's a bit awkward,
we came to film you,
but instead, you're filming us
- You're our guest
- So we have to look after you
- Yes
- Pay attention
- That's great. Now, two of you
- Of course
Let's do one with your newspaper,
I think that would be good
- Like we are studying your work...
- Let me check what issue is that
Sit down here, Vladimir.
Let me direct it a bit
- Please, sit
- It's me then
Can you see it well?
Let's turn it like this, so the name
is on show. Take it
Unfortunately I am long-sighted
When I drove a car, it's fine
but I have to wear them
when I read the paper
That's good
"Festive gifts for soldiers
at the front." Yes
We can't see the paper
Can't see it? Right
Yes, like this. That's great
- Can you see me well?
- Of course
Just freeze for a moment
Attention
Perfect
- One more?
- Yes, let's. Just in case
We can do one for memory,
without a newspaper
- No, let's have the paper!
- The paper is good!
A backup shot
Wrap it around like that
The work which is to be performed
I am familiar with
Have you written it yet?
"I am familiar with"
New line:
The legal responsibility
for the disclosure of information
consisting of government
and military secrets
One moment
"Regarding the disclosure
of information"
Consisting of
- Consisting of?
- Governmental and military secrets
Military secrets?
Comma, and loss of documents
Equipment
Technical equipment and weaponry
I have been warned
Write your surname clearly
Now put your surname here
and your initials
This is a very interesting question
We filmed in the rear where
life was carrying on
We would go wherever
the studio sent us
But most of the time
we were at the front line
When you have a camera in your hands,
you zoom in and take away
anything that's irrelevant
You find yourself at the heart of events
- Good day
- Hello
- Vodolagyn
- Have a seat, please
Thank you
We have to write an agreement now
- Right
- A non disclosure agreement
The work of the Institute is a secret
You will learn a lot of new and interesting,
- including governmental secrets
- Sure
You should store it here,
don't share it with anyone
Not your impressions or
opinions, not with anyone
- I see
- Go ahead. Do you have your own pen?
Yes, they gave me a good pen
Great. Let's close this ink well then
Here it is: Signed acknowledgement
Alright, signed agreement
- I, the undersigned...
- Like this?
My job as a documentary filmmaker
is to love the characters
Understand them and open them up.
I should go from them,
not from myself as the artist
and impose my creative view
on a given situation
But rather to feel the life situation
as an artist
and pass it to you
with the same feeling and emotion,
which I put into it and which
I want to give to you
My aim in my work with you
is not to swap myself -
with my desires or attempts as a director -
and represent your Institute
through my imagination
But rather to feel your atmosphere;
to notice small details such as
your hands, ink or notepads;
to look into the essence of what you do
and capture this atmosphere
So I can love it, feel
it and gently communicate it
That sums up my profession
as a documentary filmmaker
- If possible, two more photos
- Of course
Separately
Stand there behind, that'll look good
No, Dubosarsky first
- We've already taken one there
- Have you?
That was my first one
You can even stand up as a pair
And I'll sit in the middle, or what?
No, Dubosarsky sit down.
You're the older comrade
Wonderful, great composition
You can ask questions in the meantime
- Vodolagin
- Yes?
Our fates have almost intertwined
I also took part in the defense of Moscow
I was injured and sent to the Institute
after my injury in 1942
Also, in 1930, the Party sent me
to the Institute of National Economy
before calling me back
The Party then sent me to a legal
institute, where I graduated
I was also wounded and decorated,
just as you
So the destinies of everyone in
our generation are intertwined
Our generation went through it all:
the Civil War and the Great Patriotic War
We survived
This is very well portrayed in your paper
I have recognised many familiar
surnames in there
- Hold for second
- Just a second please, look here
Right here, right here
Thank you very much
I hope we will work together again
- Thank you very much, goodbye
- Thank you
- Thank you
- It was nice to meet you
- I think we'll work together again
- Thank you
Goodbye, nice meeting you
Comrades, hello
- Hello
- Hello
Hello, Blinov
I would like to introduce you, this is Blinov
Head of the Experimental
Department at the Institute
This is Semenych,
Head of the Quantum Theory
Laboratory in the Theoretical Department
Here you can see a vortex
A tornado
A tornado
No, a tornado is found in the atmosphere
This is called a vortex
Is something spinning it from the bottom?
Of course
Through mechanical action,
we get a certain movement in the water
And what is it?
What do you mean?
What's the secret?
- Why does it happen?
- Yes
To change the water structure
so later we can study
how much the water's energy
capacity has changed
From a theoretical point of view,
the phenomenon of turbulence we observe here
still doesn't have
a complete theoretical model
People don't really understand
what is happening
in particular, the macroscopic
process of the water's movement
causes the water to spin
on all levels,
right up to the molecular level
and what is actually happening
during this time,
honestly
theoretical science doesn't know
There is no complete theory of turbulence
So any experiment involving turbulence,
we have to take seriously
Shein, allow me to explain
This is an ordinary photo laboratory
but it has a very extraordinary part
So if you just turn around
and pay attention to this unusual object
This is a device for taking
aura photographs
And how does theoretical physics
react to the experiment?
Theoretical physics... Let me say that
Theoretical physics doesn't really
understand the phenomena of life
As you know, according to the
second law of thermodynamics
the system must descend into chaos
But it would appear life is...
- Ordered
- Yes
There's organisation and a
formal contradiction
Right now, people don't understand
the phenomena of life
If we get bonuses here,
good ones
After we've made the film
It has to be good
I wanted to ask if there were
any shops around here
We have a canteen
What if a person needs some fancy goods
or food or something?
How does it happen? Is it all provided for?
Yes, of course
Let's say this is a neutron
and a hole around it
and a hole has appeared around it
A Descartes vacuum is formed,
you see this vessel here
We have a neutron on one side
and elementary volume on the other
It's the same Descartes vessel
only formed by quanta
Now look
The Descartes vessel collapses
as the elementary volumes try
to close this hole with their bodies
Therefore all the elementary particles
move towards the hole
I'm sure that
wherever particles decay,
holes are formed
But there's no decay in your experiments
But there is acceleration
Let me give you my opinion
We've been listening to you patiently
You promised us a quantitative theory
- Do you have it?
- I do
Write out its formula, please
- Look...
- The formula, please
Just a minute
If two points emit holes,
a force forms between them
Wait, Newton had mass there
This has nothing in common
with Newton's formula
Wait
But the denominator has the
same term. Tell me please
Does your formula contradict
Newton's theory?
- Does it agree with it?
- They are in perfect agreement
Hold on
Forgive me, but Newton had mass
in the numerator
That's a mistake
Newtons?
Thank you
Have a rest
- We'll have a think
- Alright
I actually have a friend
Rasun Irchukovich is his name
He is from Karachay-Cherkessia
- And...
- That's an autonomous republic, right?
He has a son, a really
wonderful boy
A mathematician
He is 7 years old
and he hung a blackboard
up by his bed
he wakes up at night and
writes something
whatever formulas come
into his head
and then he goes back to sleep
In the morning he
analyses it
He looks it over with his father
- So at night, he has these...
- We'll have to bring him here
- He is still small
- He needs to develop
He is developing, he's working
He wins all school contests
We're going to see the barber shop now
You wanted to know how we
sort out day-to-day issues
- Wonderful
- Good evening
It's a good number 2145
- Lucky
- It is
Hello, can we come in?
- Where now?
- To the hairdresser's
- Hello
- It's still open
Of course, it's still open
Careful
- We have all the latest tools
- I see
from worldwide industry:
we have hair dryers
This here is a brand-new
movable hair dryer
We also have a perming device
- It's been brought from abroad
- Right
Like a trophy
I think Russian factories will
soon be releasing these
Our girls all have hair styles
which hold on for a long time
So they have more time
for scientific work
May I try out the male cologne?
- Well, we have...
- I'm joking, thank you
- Thank you
- Thank you very much
- Good luck
- We'll be happy to see you
Thank you, goodbye
What are we doing today?
Just a bit because my hair
is short anyway
A bit on the sides
Not too short?
Not too short
Here's a courgette.
Careful
You're sliding down
Don't mess around
You're still chewing your
meat. I can see it
Meat here, meat there
Meat there too.
Eat it all up
Swallow it
and show me your mouth
Swallow it and show me your mouth
I still see
meat in there
I have meat in my mouth too
- I have
- Me too
Is there a spare key?
They do
Who has the keys?
Ministry of State Security
Which room
does Leshan live in?
Are you relatives?
No, neighbours
Stay here and don't move until
we finish the search
Ministry of State Security
Get up
- Leshan?
- Yes
You're under arrest
Get dressed
Put your trousers on
Who else is here?
- There's no one
- No one?
Igor, start the search
- Right, witnesses?
- The witnesses are here
Come with us, please
You'll be present
during the search
Hurry up and get dressed
Leshan, get dressed quicker
Leshan, sit down
What's all this?
It's for the mosquitoes,
I can't sleep because of the mosquitoes
- Does it help?
- A little, yes
Pack some underwear
Very well
What's that?
The keys
Put it on record
Chuck it
Reading German authors?
These are not my books
Whose are they?
They're just kept there,
I haven't even read them
Stand up
I don't even know German
so I can't even read them
Where do I sign?
Leshan, come here
Get ready. Gather
your personal belongings
And hurry up
That's enough, put your coat on
Here, surname and signature
Take the towel.
It'll come in handy
Wait a moment
Wait, can we seal the room?
We need to seal the room
- Or do the neighbours live there?
- Yes
- Alright
- Shall I turn off the light?
Yes, turn off the light
We've been informed
that Comrade Leshan
confessed to espionage
and planning acts
of terrorism at the Institute
From the moment when
citizen Leshan appeared among us
the laboratory always had questions
about to his so-called scientific theories
He could never explain what
he was doing
in the special lab entrusted to him
and built with the money of
workers and peasants
or what he was using the
Institute's equipment for
and what he spent state funds on
He couldn't even explain
it to the Academic Council
or in the numerous talks he
had, not only with me
but with other Institute
employees as well
When offered help,
he reacted in an inappropriate
and unfriendly way
He behaved like a man of property
and an individualist
and proved himself not to be a comrade
While we work with energy
from burning carbon hydrate,
it's better not to go to space
It will be completely ineffective
I suggest
developing the human race, until
the rocket flights will be more common
Semenych, sounds like cosmopolitanism to me
Cosmopolitanism has nothing to do with it
Flying to space is still a
childish fascination,
which we haven't matured
enough for yet
Is that also measured in horsepower?
What is?
Everything can be measured
in horsepower, if needed
I'm just wondering how many
little horses you'd require
You'd need really large
horses for rocket flight
You can have tiny ones,
but a lot of them
I'd put it this way: who's doing it now...
Ponies?
- Even smaller
- No, just really small ones
That's not right
Here's a reasonable approach:
It would be reasonable to build a tower
and have a magnetic lift
I want to say that humankind
can't live without space exploration
I'm trying to explain one thought,
which is very unpopular
And this thought...
I didn't read about tiny
horses in Alexey Tolstoy
but in another forgotten,
unknown author
There all these little horses,
as many as you could wish for
As the Academic Secretary of the Institute,
I would like to raise a toast
to the bond between Soviet
scientists and Soviet artists
in the wide understanding of this word
I think it's very important
that lately these links are getting stronger
Various groups of artists
often visit the Institute
And I hope that Comrade Shein and
Comrade Dubosarsky
will reflect this great experience
of cooperation in their work
I hope your bond will only get stronger
and deeper
Also, I obviously can't say
this toast without
mentioning Comrade Stalin
who allowed this Institute
to exist,
work and conduct research
So, to our bond,
to Comrade Stalin and to our Institute
Hooray
- To Stalin
- To Comrade Stalin
This chamber is for checking
Kazimir's effect
It's in working order,
the installation is basically complete
But the experiments are just at the start
We will switch on the magnets in impulse mode
The perfect mode is when
the operating times
of all the electromagnets -
or rather, the whole
system of electromagnets
or the shells of electromagnets -
which should work...
Each shell should be synchronised
So
the ideal operating time of each shell
equals the time
it takes for
the magnetic field
to reach the centre of our device
You know that
the lack of a
magnetic monopole
in a field created
by electric currents
follows Maxwell's equations?
What you're saying is
a flat contradiction of these equations
If you spot any contradictions
feel free to tell me
I don't see any
I think our comrade
should at least
acquaint himself with
modern physics
I have nothing against
theoretical calculations
But my goal was
different this time
He should have shown us
a formula or graph
If you can't show a graph
He drew a graph,
but anyone could do that
No, from time to time...
All right, I'll say this:
experimental physicists
never draw
graphs like that
unless they're lunatics
or conmen
There's nothing
to discuss here
Nothing at all
Ministry of State Security
Do you have a warrant?
We've got everything
Who do you live with?
Go back to sleep
Have you got a warrant?
Go back to sleep
Go ahead
Turn on the light
What's your name?
Chernobrov
Stand next to the bed
Chernoborov?
Here's a warrant
for your arrest
Confiscate these
Confiscate the journal
Everything has to be confiscated
Are those your documents?
Yes
Write your surname
and sign
Your signature
Stay here
We'll all be taken away,
what can we do comrades?
We'll all die in the end
Eventually each of us will be taken
What can we do now?
- You see
- Is that what you're waiting for?
It's like the plague
in the Middle Ages. So what?
Everyone knew
they'd die soon enough
There's nothing we can do
We're all waiting.
It's nothing new
And we're sitting here with terrified faces,
as if we found out yesterday
As if we live on
another planet
I don't know what strength of nerve
you have
What do you mean?
I have no nerves left
Can you see any nerves here?
Relatively, it won't be so bad
for them, I hope
We are scientists
And
we are at one with our country
And
we also forge weapons.
Our weapon is truth
Our weapon is powerful too
That's why I think
that
if your work doesn't lead
to a scientific truth
then it's a crime
and it should be punished
under wartime law
That's why
Comrade Chernobrov's
incompetence
is a crime
We must condemn this crime
We should also make
a separate statement
A resolution
on behalf of all our scientists
To state that we
understand everything
and we'll fight
to make sure
that it never happens again
Why are there so many glasses?
What do you get up to here, comrades?
What's down there?
We have guests sometimes
Put everything on top of the safe please
Move this telephone,
we only care about the documentation
Shall we go through them one-by-one?
Sure
Here's the documentation
Today's information is different
from yesterday
Yesterday the graphs were blank
They weren't blank,
they simply weren't filled in
How's a blank graph any different?
Since we have two labs
How come are they filled in now?
Yesterday you were asked
not touch anything
Not to write and not to add anything
- Is this yours?
- Yes
Blinov can tell us who was on work trips
- This doesn't concern him, but you
- Right
Who filled it in? What for?
Comrade Blinov
Why aren't you relaxing at home?
We've been called
Go ahead then
No one needs to introduce
our good friend and colleague Nekrasov
Our reason for gathering here is delightful
I suggest that Dima continues
with the toast
He can explain everything
but I'd like to say that
I've never met a more wonderful
colleague than Nekrasov
I suggest you all think
What do you mean, Samson?
Not the meaning of life, we'll
think about that later
Now I suggest you think about
how lucky we are in our work
and personal life
when our friend is also our colleague
I propose a toast
to the birthday boy Nekrasov
- Nekrasov!
- Nekrasov!
I'd like to add to this toast
We're all drinking and the birthday
boy is cutting the chicken!
We can always rely
on him in the hard times,
and the happy times in our lives
To your health
Dear comrades
Dear birthday boy, Comrade Nekrasov
I wrote some lines of poetry for you today
I hope they are worthy
of our birthday boy today
Our dear Comrade Nekrasov
Happy birthday
to you
May your multitude of talents
increase with inspiration
During these hard times
We're following the right path
Everything that's possible and impossible
we will construct and invent
So that our Soviet nation grows every day
Our scientists will do anything
and keep their loyalty to our Party
Dear Comrade Nekrasov
There are discoveries waiting for you
Your whole path is open before you
You're always welcome
in our Institute
Bottoms up
Bottoms up
- Maybe some Armenian cognac?
- Champagne
Or some lemonade?
Let's say it took place in Korea
where combat operations are going ahead
When an American prisoner was captured
Some of our comrades were
sent to interrogate him
The comrades
ask him a question
And they punch
him in his stomach
He says
The comrades are
not pleased
and they punch him in the face
They ask
The crying prisoner says
The really annoyed comrade says
I'm asking you, scumbag,
Where the hell are your tanks!?
Let's drink to theoretical
physics
On an evening like this, I would like to
to share this great happiness
of being the part of this wonderful family
in our Institute
where it's so pleasant to live and work
and to enjoy life and work
To all of you, my dear friends,
thank you very much
Hooray!
Hooray!
I would like to read to you
a decree of the presidium
of the supreme Soviet Union
about amnesty
As a result of the consolidation of the
Soviet social and state system,
improving the welfare of the
cultural level of the population
growth of the responsibility of citizens
their honest attitude towards
the fulfilment of their public duties
strengthened the legitimacy
and the socialist order
and a decrease in criminal rate
The presidium of the supreme
council of the USSR
thinks that in these conditions
there is no need
to further imprison people
who committed a crime
but do not pose a great
danger to the state
and in their attitude to work they prove
that they can go back to
an honest, working life
and become productive members of society
Here you have to understand that
for the first time in its history,
the Soviet government
has taken upon itself the responsibility
and has released
a large amount of criminals
Although these people are
completely different,
but the Soviet government sees in them
people who are able to
re-educate themselves
Alongside people who have actually
corrected themselves,
a certain number of people
will be released
who have been set free by mistake
All of the colleagues
at the Institute have
at least some indirect ties
to people who have been
condemned, not only
those who were victims
of judicial errors
and
I would merely like to
express the hope that
from this moment on there will be
a systematic
re-examination
A systematic analysis, so to
say, of the legal system
The main principle
of our ideology
is attention to the human being
Not to the human being as an abstract idea
but to specific people
who built Communism
who are geared towards Communism and
useful work for the benefit of society
And
that
The step our Party is making
is risky, of course
but the Party has evaluated
the situation and made this decision
And regardless of the risks
that have been
voiced, of course we need
to take them into account as well,
Regardless of the inevitable incidents,
while having such
enormous and large-scale
amnesty
I am very glad fundamentally that such
a decision was made and
it has been decided
that the time has come
I would like to speak not so
much about vigilance, but
the humanism that our
Communist Party has shown
and I think we need
to pay attention to this
and we should respond to
this breakthrough
I think that the Communist
Party is showing an example
that we should trust each other more
and we should correspond
This means that we should, of course
be strict
with the various negative things
that we sometimes see
But treat them with humanism
as the Communist Party shows us,
it is the one in command
and shows us the direction to follow
Semenych, is this
your vest here?
Yes
Take off your jacket and
put on your vest, it'll feel good and light
And warm. What do you think?
We have to take it
to our room anyway
Yes
My vest
It's hot, right Semenych?
Fine
Help me, please
With your jacket?
Give it here
No, let's hang it here,
you won't forget it then
I will
Shall we put it
in our room?
When do you think debauchery
came to the Roman Empire?
Together with Elagabalus
No, when they stopped
diluting wine with water
They always drank wine with water
- They stopped...
- Barbarians
They saw everyone
as barbarians
From at least the
6th century BC
they saw any
neighbours as barbarians
Those who drank
undiluted wine
It's as if Blinov
were to say to me,
"You're drinking..."
Or no, if I
said to Blinov
"Blinov, you're drinking 40 per cent
alcohol and I'm drinking 12 per cent
That means you're
a barbarian"
A complete barbarian
But I'm not
saying that
That will allow me
to sink my teeth
Don't consider me
a bloody tyrant
It's a shame
they didn't have beer
They did,
and plenty of it
Beer has always existed
The Egyptians had beer,
we don't have any
The Egyptians had it,
but we don't
In the 17th century the English
drank beer, and not water
Even small children
Water was hardly drunk anywhere
in Europe in the Middle Ages
It carried the plague
Cholera, not the plague
The plague doesn't
spread via water
Choleric
Dasha, don't fuss
Why exactly?
Have you seen
any matches?
You love Tchaikovsky,
don't you?
Of course
Traditionally, the man
plays
When lovers are together
the man should
play the guitar
You're right
But we do it
the Japanese way
What do you mean?
There, it's the
woman who plays
No, we do it
the Soviet way
It's always me: while being
fucked, I'm also playing
What? Yes
Semenych
The Soviet state gave you an education,
a good job,
a woman you love
and here you are, deceiving it
I'm grateful to the Soviet state
for all it's given me
and I've never deceived it
Why are you hiding
your background?
I've never tried to
hide my Jewish origins
But it says here: "Russian"
The document says "Russian"
It's written in your own handwriting
We won't get anywhere this way
So
You go on about humanism,
everything's nice and quiet
Turn the other cheek
Right?
The directive talked about it
About what?
About humanism. I haven't
made anything up
You're always banging on
about your fucking humanism
Nothing is good enough for you,
you always want something different
You want everything nicer, smoother
You can't have it that
way. You just can't
What's going
on between you and your wife?
- Nothing
- What do you mean, nothing?
She's a student, isn't she?
How is it possible that she
managed to get
a job at the Institute
as a junior researcher, without a
university degree?
She's been involved in hands-on
research for a long time
Staff regulations state you can't do this job
without higher education
Could you explain what happened?
There was an agreement
With whom?
There was an agreement
Isn't the law the same for everyone?
It is
I think you're confused
Simply confused
You're a weak person
by nature
You need protection
There's no one at the Institute
who's able to protect you, except us
No one cares about you
You have no value as a person
As a scientist yes
Look at what your country gave you
Did it give you the Order
of the Red Banner of Labour?
Yes
The Order of Lenin?
Yes
Higher education?
Yes
The Stalin Prize?
Shouldn't you give something back?
Let's summarise
You help us in our activities
We in return help you
We protect you
become your patrons and stand by you
Deal?
I have never...
Is it a deal or not?
Yes or no?
What will be...
Your responsibilities?
Yes
When something comes to your knowledge,
inform us
When you learn that
an enemy is plotting something,
inform us
We'll give you a specific task
Your task will be specific
We'll give you a set task for each person
Apart from your academic research,
you'll provide additional help
- That's the idea
- Secret help
No one will know about it, of course
Two people will know about it, us
It will stay in this office
It will help you in the future
Who knows what turn
your life might take?
Yes or no?
No
No?
Alright then
Sorry
Don't apologise, that's the way it is
It's your choice
Pavel, let's do it differently
If he doesn't want to sign this,
let him sign the
non-disclosure agreement
Non-disclosure agreement of state secrets
Of course
He'll sign it.
Have you got the form?
Here's the text
Here
write your full name
Leave the lines where I showed you
Copy it out up to here
Then sign it, with your surname and date
Shall I read it out for you?
It's alright
This conversation
is a state secret, of course
It must not be disclosed as well
He's an intriguing man
One minute he's being soft
Taking things carefully
The next minute
he refuses
"I can't, I don't want to, I won't"
"My country has entrusted me
with an important job
It awarded me prizes
Did it give me titles
and medals? It did
But I won't help it,
I don't want to"
That's his Jewish nature speaking
Careful, don't ruin my pen
What's this here?
"USR"? It's spelt with two S's
Heart problems?
Why are you breathing like that?
I'm a bit tired
Why?
Tired of watching non-stop
drinking sessions at home?
You don't drink yourself
Why do they drink all the time?
Work is tough, they have to relax
And you?
I relax a little too
Of course
You can't expect a
cosmopolitan to relax a lot
Put the pen down,
stand up
Face the wall
Hands on the wall
Fuck knows what he's got on him
Are you going to cooperate?
Answer me, you son of a bitch!
Answer me
No?
No?
No
Repeat that
No
I'm counting to three
Fucking bitch
Answer me, you son of a bitch
No
Look at the son of
a bitch. Fucking Jewish mug
Shall I give him one in the liver?
No, don't cry
Everything alright?
Don't cry
Look, he is smooth
Look how he's standing
Nice and smooth, good boy
They'll like him in the cells
Are you going to cooperate?
I'm asking you again
No
No
Who was the biggest smart-arse
at the table yesterday?
Our little humanist
What did Pavel tell you?
He asked you what state
security is. What did you say?
"Yes, yes, yes"
"Yes"
You stupid cunt
Fucking Yid
I really want to hit,
crush him against the wall
That fucking directive. My hands are tied
No one will know
Sit down
Come on, sit down
Finish writing.
You're fucking disgusting
Semenych, that's enough. Calm down
I can't fucking read your writing
I can't understand a thing
Don't rush
Semenych, don't take it to heart
Maybe I overdid it
It's just stress
You think I find it easy?
I struggle too
Dear Semenych, we
aren't made for grief
You'll finish this
and go home
Wet your whistle
Grab your Dasha
by the arse
And you'll forget
all about it. Right?
Everything is good
What date is it today?
The fifteenth of the fourth
Here you go
Thank you
Semenych, tell me
is Dasha cheating on you?
I don't know
"I don't know"
"Don't know"
Shouldn't you know?
You're a big boy and you don't know shit
Off you go
Go, Semenych
We'll be friends
Goodbye
Will you manage on your own?
Yes, thank you
Go on
Everything will be alright
How are you, my dear friend?
Come here
We had a little talk
And?
I signed a non-disclosure agreement
regarding military secrets
Well
Can I have a little drink please?
Of course
We're that kind of Institute
Take your boots off,
you'll muddy the floor
You'll be calmer soon
- Do you want some vodka?
- Yes
Watch you don't burn
your jacket again
Careful, there's
a cigarette under you
It's gone, sit down
Don't lie about on the floor
Have you drunk your vodka?
Have some more, Semenych
It's medicine
You need vodka
Maybe a hot shower
We have problems with the hot water
I could have a cold shower
Shit, fucking vodka
What's this?
Have you spent your salary?
Dima, could you see my
husband for a minute?
One moment
Is it a coat?
No idea, I haven't unwrapped it yet
Feels like a coat
Maybe dresses?
Is it a cake?
Is it your favourite cake?
Where's Dima?
Dasha called him in to
talk with Semenych
Ira, please hold these
This is what I call love
Something soft
It's a fur coat
It's not just a fur coat
I want winter again
I couldn't object
to anything they said
They mocked me,
pushed me against the wall
They wanted to beat me up
They insulted and humiliated me
I'm just warning you
Letting you know
Furs have no effect on me
Though Olya does, of course
I've got a cold attitude to furs
but I understand they make people warm
They're warm indeed
What about their beauty?
Beauty
is inside and out
Stand on the table
It's not the fur that makes the person
but the person makes the fur
That's true
Olya and I have known
each other a long time
It really suits me, right?
It does
The red fox
Would you be excited
about a new carburetor?
There'd be the same reaction
I think it might be
useful for housework
Dima
You're a real prince
Now kiss her too
It's my second face now
See what's happening?
This salami...
- You dropped all the salami?
- I did
There, eat it
Thanks
See, you picked it all out.
Specially for me
Eat it
I'll just make you another one
No, one's enough
If you want it later,
the salami will be waiting
- Where will we live?
- At my parents' place
In Zamoskvorechye.
You can commute here
That's a possibility, of course
Or rent a little corner
from someone, I don't know
You're gorgeous
- Fox
- What a fox
Yes
Beautiful
What a stunning coat
So nice
Beautiful
Let's drink to it
Not right now
Olya, don't be angry with me
I really like the coat
But I'm a bit tired now
Alright?
You see, it's all good
You can't put roses in alcohol
Why?
They'll suck out the water
So let them
They'll wither very quickly
You see
You know all about that
But what a fur coat
You see, everything's fine
There's nothing to be afraid of
As Dima explained
Your medicine
I wouldn't call it that
Go to bed, Semenych.
That's enough sitting around
You're right
That's enough
Enough is enough
Right
Look at all these crumbs
Pig
You're a pig Semenych
Semenych
Yes?
- How are you, my dear fellow?
- He's fucked up, Blinov
I'm talking to Semenych
- The door's shut, Blinov
- They called me
Dasha, I'm talking
to Semenych
And I object to that, Blinov.
The door was closed
- Dasha, Semenych is an adult
- Right now he's a sick child
He can speak for
himself, Dasha
I'm talking to Semenych,
leave us alone, Dasha
Semenych, please tell
Blinov what you think
Semenych, what happened?
They called me in
But Dasha, you wanted
me to say what I think
I want you to say
what I want you to say
Here and now
Do you understand?
I do
The main thing is not to be sad
Just hold on and
everything will be well
Thanks
- Dasha
- Good night, Blinov
Being a bitch isn't the
best human quality
- Good night, Blinov
- I really want you to know that
Being an overbearing prick
isn't the best quality either
- You're half my age, so behave yourself
- Goodbye, Blinov
I'm so glad you paid us a visit.
Good night
- Being a bitch isn't the best quality
- Good night
- Dasha, you're a bitch
- I'll bear that in mind. Goodbye
Go and tell him
to fuck himself
I'll leave unless you
do it right now
You go and say,
"Blinov, go fuck yourself"
Go and say it to him
right now. Got that?
Yes
Go now and say
"Blinov, go fuck yourself"
"Don't come in
when the door's closed"
Do it right now
I think you're right
Blinov
I'm listening, Semenych
Don't...
Have you forgotten the words?
Shall I write it down?
Semenych, if you want to
talk to me, you're most welcome
Blinov
Most welcome
Don't insult my wife
- Semenych
- Is that clear?
Make sure she behaves
Blinov, she was in her own room,
and you came in
Don't insult my wife
If I'm invited, I come
Semenych, you tell me,
and I'll go
Is that clear?
Semenych, if you want to
tell me something, go on
Did you tell him
to go fuck himself?
- In four letters?
- Literally?
Did you?
I didn't literally say "fuck himself"
So go and do it
Go and tell him
to fuck himself
Otherwise I'll tell you
to fuck yourself
That's your dichotomy
What did that idiot say?
Fuck, excuse me
Do you understand me?
I told him...
Do you understand me
or not?
Smashing his face...
No, we won't smash his face in now,
we'll tell him to go fuck himself
That's the stage we're at.
We have it all planned out
I did it another way
Do it the way I'm telling you
Right now
Why should I?
Because I'm asking, can
you do that for me?
Can you tell him
to go fuck himself?
In those exact words?
Yes, Semenych
"Blinov, go fuck yourself, and don't
ever enter a closed room again"
That's what I said, Dasha
No, say to him,
"Blinov, go fuck yourself"
"Please come and
apologise to my wife,
"And go fuck yourself."
Can you do that?
Can you or can't you?
Exactly like that?
Yes
I wouldn't want to
Then I'll get my things and leave,
right now. Nothing's keeping me here
I don't give a shit
about this science
I don't give a shit about this
Experiments Department. Understand?
Dasha, should I go?
No, I don't mind you,
don't mind you at all
May I say something?
Are you trying to teach a lesson
to Semenych or Blinov?
If you tell Blinov to go
fuck himself he won't care
- But for Semenych it's very hard
- Semenych
He needs to learn
I don't give a damn about Blinov,
but I have to live with this person
Does it have to
be done right now?
Yes
Yes, right now
It's just hard on him
right now
One thing after another
I think he'll cope
- Of course he will
- He usually manages
I need to be able to rely
on my husband at all times
So that Blinov can't stand
there and insult me like that
And so my husband can
protect me at all times
To me, that's important
Do you see my point of view?
Have I answered your question?
Semenych, understood?
I'll go and get my things
I'll resign from the Institute and
go and live with my parents
Unless you tell him
to go fuck himself
Dasha, Blinov's not there anymore
So he has to find him and
tell him to go fuck himself
I think he'll do his best
Blinov, can I speak to you
for a moment?
I want you to
apologise to Dasha
But of course,
let her come here
No, you must come
and say you're sorry
But she kicked me
out of the room, right?
I want you to come
and say sorry to her
Is she going to let
me into her room
or invite me, or what?
I don't know
I'm not going
to break in
You can say it loudly, Blinov,
I can hear you perfectly well
Dasha, I'm really sorry
It's over, Blinov,
I forgive you
Dasha, I can't hear you
very well, I'm deaf
- Can I take that from you?
- It's fine, Blinov
Pass me your cigarette
Why?
So I can light up
Of course,
hang on a second
So, Semenych?
Did you tell him to
go fuck himself?
In those exact words?
Yes. Did you?
- In those exact words?
- Have you done it or not?
I'm asking you
for the last time
Wait a second
I'm not waiting a second,
I've already asked you twice
Has he apologised to you?
It was part
of the contract
- You want the whole thing?
- The price is going up
Fuck his mood.
I need him to say sorry, now
What happened?
Blinov, I'm telling you,
you need to say sorry now
Come on, Blinov, say you're
a prick, and wrong
I'm a prick and
completely wrong
Be honest,
were you right?
Of course not
Honestly?
Honestly. How could
I be right?
He's lying. Be honest
- Honestly, I was a prick
- Very good, Blinov
Explain what you
were wrong about
About everything
Alright
Apology accepted
And your line,
Semenych
Blinov
Go fuck yourself
They've really fucked me off,
you know
Let's go to bed
Or do you feel like talking
with your colleagues?
No, I don't
Then let's go to bed
Where is Olya?
Upstairs?
And Dima?
Upstairs too?
Just went up
I don't like this, actually
This situation
I agree with you
Dasha isn't behaving herself
She's not nice to everyone here
Always interrupting
Always rude
Yes
She got what
was coming to her
We need to sort it out
Dasha, why do you allow yourself
to do these things?
Dasha
- I don't want to talk about it now
- Why do you?
Why do you talk to people
the way you do?
What makes you think
you have the right to do it?
Right now I'd like to talk
to my husband, in this room
Ira, I have a suggestion
I've already heard your
suggestion, Semenych
So what do you think of it?
Could Dasha answer
my question?
The only question
I care about
Why does Dasha allow
herself to behave like this?
I need nothing more from you
After that you can discuss
whatever you want
That's the question
I care about
Would you like to
talk about it now?
Yes, I would
And I don't want to, Ira.
It's our room
- Why do you talk to my husband like this?
- Ira, this room is...
This is a communal flat
Answer my question...
- No communal-living type hysteris please
- Ira this is our room
Can you answer my question
now? Then I'll leave your room
- No. No, I can't
- Why?
- And that's another question
- Why?
- Ira, that's it
- Why, Dasha?
No comment
Right now I don't want to
It's not like I'm asking you
some horrible kind of question
I'd like to talk to my
husband in our room now
And you are interrupting
We hardly have
any private problems here
The question I'm asking you
is absolutely elementary, Dasha
- Yes, you're asking me
- Why do you behave like this?
Ira, I have
a big favour to ask
Let's discuss this
more rationally
In a more structured way...
No, wait
When someone is being
rude to my husband
who deserves better, I think
He came to ask how you were.
You, personally
Why does Dasha interfere
and start being rude?
And then Blinov apologises
to her. What for?
That was my question
Why should Blinov
apologise to you?
- What for?
- Let's do a simple thing
For your own behaviour, Dasha?
Everyone has their
own private space
If you want to discuss it,
let's go to the living room
It's a better place
to have this chat
It's a communal flat, you're
not the only one living here
Let's go to the living room
You're right, Olya
That space really is
communal
Semenych, may I
have a word?
I'll pour you some tea
Dasha, come and join us
Come and join us here,
it concerns you too
Dasha, do you want to
come out here?
No, I just want
a word with you
Excuse me for a minute
Dasha, what's going on?
Please, Dasha
I can't
You don't have to do anything
I don't want you
to do it
Why not?
Because it was
an ultimatum
To drop everything now and go
sort out the problem
Dasha, let me
tell you this
I have no energy
to fight now
I understand
But a complaint
has been made
Well, we'll consider
We agreed that I'd go to
bed and you'd sit with me
I would, but certain
complaints have been raised
The complaints can wait
I really don't want to
have a fight with you now
I know
Me neither
Let's do something to make sure
we don't have a fight
Agreed
Have you got
any ideas?
I've got an idea.
Let's go to bed
Yes. I have no
other ideas anyway
- We can go somewhere. Would you like to?
- No
I don't want to go anywhere.
Let's go to bed
Let's go to bed
All this is making
me really sad
Does saying, "it comes
from the gauge theory"
mean there is a
point in the space
where we see it
as a gauge theory?
A two-dimensional
equivalent would be
a 2.2 conformal theory.
It's locally geometric
It comes from the
manifold. Am I right?
Absolutely Semenych.
That's next
X used to belong to this sum
M was an element of that space
R was an irreducible
representation
That was the representation
we had. That's where x sits
It's a superfield theory
It's a field on the variables x
defined locally on sigma
and on these four
anticommuting variables
How do you define it
in these terms?
The equivalent of
this correspondence?
Yes. What is it?
You want to think up the dualisation
for any integrable system?
You can put it
into words
but there's no better description
than manifold operators
There's Polishchuk-Rothstein
Wait, Semenych
- It's an important question
- Semenych knows the answer
We should tell him. If he'd
known he wouldn't have asked
Of course
I won't share the details of my
PhD with you, Semenych, sorry
Right, we need some plates, Olya
Cheese, sausage, sausage, cheese
It turned out well.
It was all wrong.
None of it was ever published
So what if it's wrong?
So nothing.
I'm happy with it
So what if it hasn't been published?
It's good it hasn't been published
What matters is, it came
out fine, right?
Look, tell me: do you respect
yourself as a scientist?
Be honest. Just say: I do
I try not to think in these terms,
otherwise I'd probably kill myself
Why?
No one reads me, Semenych
No one reads, bastards
People read him though
Whereas I write badly and
unclearly
That's not quite true
What, don't people read you?
Semenych wanted to object
about me writing well and clearly
I want to say something
What's the fucking difference?
If they read it, it must be clear
Alright then, they retell it.
There are people able to retell it
No, I was just lucky
to find a niche, so to speak
where some people are interested...
Listen, come off it. You're in a
leading position in that niche
- Sorry?
- You're in a leading position
- No
- Who is in the leading position then?
No one. There are no
leading positions here
Yes there are, because
there's a trademark
Look, but it's always...
It's Nekrasov's ABB this,
Nekrasov's ABB that...
It's important
ABB what?
I mean, certain stuff by Nekrasov
and certain other stuff by Nekrasov
Well, actually, you know
if you look at it from a different
angle you'll see that, really
different groups have worked on this
Yes
Nekrasov was just lucky
he got to put a little doodle
in there somewhere
In six different
places at the same time
It could have been called
Semenych-Nekrasov
- It could never have been Semenych
- Why?
Because Semenych has been
resisting that all his life
- I don't think he does anymore
- What?
- He doesn't anymore
- It's too late now
First, he still resists.
Just look at him
He does, yes he does
No, Semenych is hopeless
There's an article by Semenych,
ten years ahead of the rest
So what? Does anyone remember it?
Little rats, Semenych
Not a fucking thing.
Semenych,
where are you?
There you are
You merged into
the background
I just remembered how
it was our cat's birthday
- We gave her a mouse
- Yes
I brought it from the lab
Yes, and...
Did the cat
say "meow"?
It's not about the cat,
but the mouse
It ran away?
It was washing itself
Semenych still
can't forgive himself
Of course I can't
The mouse was in
a glass jar with a lid
The cat was
prowling around it
but the little mouse was
just washing itself
What did you do?
What did you do?
I couldn't wash
myself like that
Yes, but what
did you do?
Did you give the
mouse to the cat?
Of course, it was
the cat's birthday
As for the mouse, it was...
It was deathday
That proves that life
is stronger than death
I have a theory, Semenych,
that I wanted to ask you about
Is there any truth in this?
When everything is clear and calm,
you see your direct path,
and you know how it ends
- We all know how it ends
- Dasha, you are too smart
Keep silent, please
You are only nervous when
you don't see your path
That's what life is
If your path is direct,
it means death right away
As you see where it ends
Semenych, remind me
what Bryusov called us
Pan... something? What?
Not Mongoloid, but Pan-?
Pan-Slavism
No, Pan-
What else could it be?
It has something to do
with Pan-Turkic
You mean The Scythians?
That's Blok
Blok, of course
No, it was Bryusov
You mean his epigraph?
Yes
It goes, "Pan-Slavism,
though it sounds fierce
it's pleasing to my ear"
That's it
So it's Pan-Slavism
Pan-Slavism?
Yes
Then it goes
"Millions are you
and the hosts are we
And we shall war if
you want, take heed
Yes we are Scythians-
leafs of the Asian tree
Our slanted eyes glow
bright with greed"
[And before everything happened
I had a reaction...]
You've done
your job, Semenych
You've put in your two
pennyworth, you can go
There's a good little boy
You're going
to bed, aren't you?
Yes, why?
Tell me you
don't want to
Tell me you want to have
a fucking chat with Nekrasov
Why would
I say that?
- So I have to guess?
- Why?
We're not all
as perceptive as you
Say "I don't want to sleep"
Can you stamp your foot
and say "I don't
want to go to bed"?
"Fuck off. I want
a fucking chat with my Nekrasov"
Why are you
being confrontational?
I'm just off to bed,
calmly and quietly
Though when singing
I'm not a bass
I don't
discriminate by race
The language is familiar
- It's messed up
- Paul Robeson sings it
Do you know how much time I
spent on Paul Robeson Street?
How much I
fucking suffered there?
It's not me. It's your own...
Barges go along
the Mississippi
The barges go
all day long
The cotton has taken
away all our strength
The cotton has taken
away our peace
What's wrong?
Nothing
Why are you
standing there?
I'm thinking
About what? Life?
Yes
Have you come up
with anything?
No. Should I have?
I just assumed that
if you're thinking
then you might think
something up, that often happens
Of course
I'm just
taking it all in
Taking you in
Me?
It's those boundaries again
which you love
speaking about
Not quite, but fine
What?
I know you don't
like all this
Or rather, I know you
don't like me like this
No, Semenych,
I like you
What can I do?
I actually do want to
go to bed now. Really
Let's go to bed then
Because...
Why are you down, Semenych?
- I don't want another...
- What?
- You're upset, aren't you?
- Yes. I don't want another...
Why are you upset? You don't
want to argue with me?
- No, I don't. What's the point?
- Let's not then
Alright, Semenych, let's not
argue, let's go to bed
- Let's not argue
- Because what's the point?
- We can go and talk to Nekrasov
- What for?
So this is how I am
You may like it or you may not
Maybe, it's just a professional
thing you don't understand
But in theoretical physics it's important
to understand other worlds
The more you understand them,
the more you enrich yourself
When a person outlines his philosophy
I try to understand it
The same is in science. A person demonstrates
his world, and I accept it
- And I grasp these axioms, and then...
- Develop them?
- Yes, I develop these axioms
- That's why Nekrasov is an academician
- And you are a fucking shit
- There you go again
- You don't think there's such effect?
- No, I don't
- Some create new worlds, some develop them
- Developing other worlds
When will you write about
your tao theory?
As soon as I get down to it
Somebody else will do it.
You'll explain it...
I've already explained it
- ...so that they can easily understand
- Again
in theoretical physics it's important
to understand other people
- Yes, Semenych, I got it
- If I don't do it, it's bad
So. If the system
excludes love
We must
exclude it too
I'm quite simple
Nothing is simple
I'm trying to find
more ascetic things
than what's happening
behind our backs now
Fedya, we love
you too
We love you
so much
It's not about love.
Do you respect me?
Fedya, I've always
respected you
Do you fucking
respect me?
I do, I fucking respect
you, you cunt
There's no respect
No, there is respect,
there's just no cunt
I don't have the mentioned
equipment installed
Ministry of Internal Affairs
Please
Where's Nekrasov?
Which is his room?
He's away
When is he
expected back?
What was the
purpose of his trip?
Work
Is this a search or just an inspection?
We're taking a look at the room
He lived here
And no one lives here now?
Did he go far?
I don't actually know
He has a lot on and...
I don't have permission
to know where he's gone
Really?
Yes
You don't work together?
Sometimes we do
Are these are just his
personal things?
So there are no
documents here?
You don't know?
Bogdan, give us a hand
There's no need
What are you
doing here?
Just curious
Are you mad?
Get out of here
Get some rest
May I have
a glass of water?
May I have
a glass of water?
Here you are
There aren't any
other glasses
- Winelass or cup?
- A wineglass? How nice
Thank you
You're welcome
Have a good night
Good night, comrades
Good night
What happened?
What's the matter?
Could you leave so
we could talk?
I don't think
that's a good idea
Women always
understand each other
Dasha dear
Which of us
do you want to leave?
Look at me, please
Just for a second
Go away, Olya
Go away
I want to calm you
down with cold water
I'll just wash you
No
You'll feel better
Olya, I said no
Don't touch me,
get the fuck out of here
I want to help
Fuck off, you too
Is that what you want?
Give it here
Olya, please
Can't you see?
Can't you see
what's going on?
Calm down, Dasha
Don't touch me
Don't touch me
What are you doing?
- Don't touch me
- Don't go outside, please
If you want, we can
get dressed and go out
I can't. That's it
You must
Dasha dear, calm down
Calm down
Dasha, cool down.
Quiet
Quiet
Dasha, be quiet
Easy now, Dasha
Fuck
What is it?
What is it?
It's all fine
Yes, Olya,
it's all just great
Olya, can you leave?
Could you please leave?
Can you leave, Olya?
What do you
think you're doing?
- Let go of me
- What are you doing?
What the fuck do you
think you're doing?
I can see what
you're doing
Please don't
What? I was here
with you
What is it?
Save me
I'm here,
that's what I'm trying to do
Do you understand?
That's what I'm trying to do
I've only been trying
to save you
All I've been doing.
Dasha
Please, I'm right here
I'm saving you
Alright, we'll get dressed
and leave at once
- I'm going to dress you
- I can't
I'll dress you
and we'll leave
Take me away
Take me away
I am, Dasha
Why won't you
let go of me?
I'm trying
to dress you
No
How can I
get you out?
How?
How can I get
you out of here?
Take me away
- I'm trying to take you away
- Don't touch me
- I'm not touching you
- Take me away
- What do you want me to do?
- I can't. Take me away from here
- Take me away
- That's what I'm doing
- That's what I'm doing
- Don't touch anything
But I can't get you out of here
like this. Do you understand?
- No
- How do you want to do it?
- I can't
- Dasha dear, please
Don't touch me
- Take me away
- There, there
- Let go of me
- Dasha, I'm taking you away from here
- Do you understand?
- No. Don't touch me anymore
I'm not going to touch you
anymore, I'll just save you,
and won't touch
you anymore
All I want is to achieve
one thing, you see
I'll save you and won't touch
you if you don't want me to
Do you understand? Do you?
There you are
There. Please
count and check it
Of course
Count and
check it, please
I was watching
your hands
- You were?
- Yes
Goodbye, thank you
- Will you wait?
- Of course
Dima Kaledin
Please count it
It's in 20s
and 25s
Do you have
anything larger?
- No, they're all gone
- All gone? Fine
Alright then
Please count it carefully
Don't leave
until you do
Here is 2000
I only have these
And a few larger ones
Please count it.
There are 80 notes there
That's all I
have left