good wife, I'm afraid.
I can't serve astrophysics and a
man too at the same time.
I would like to have a baby,
though...
and I think sometimes: what if I
pick one of you guys, one of the
best, and get pregnant.
I would hide it from the father,
of course.
It's easier to care for a child without
having to care for a man too, huh?
So, there is theory in your
solitude.
Well, then, in mine too.
I have thought of leaving many
times,
I just couldn't figure out how.
I've thought of defecting even.
What would I do with a wife?
It's just pure luck for me that
emigration started when it did...
What? Oh, are you afraid I'm going
to try and get pregnant right now?
Don't worry. Not tonight.
Do you like her?
She is my daughter.
You see, I did it.
I had a child and I raised her
without a husband.
I had this certain plan.
Sasha knew about it.
Doesn't her father know he has a
daughter?
I didn't tell him.
And her?
I didn't tell her either.
Once, when she got especially
persistent, I told her she
couldn't meet him anyway.
She wanted to know why. I said,
"because he is an American".
She got stuck on the idea, she tells
everyone her father is an American,
she speaks to everybody in
English...
So it goes.
Is he actually American?
In a way.
Let me introduce you two.
Sasha, Jill, this is Elena.
Elena, as you know, Sasha is my
old friend.
Mom has told me lots about you.
And not just Mom.
You're sort of a legend around
here.
To my surprise, I am discovering
this for myself.
As well as some other things.
Why did you name her Elena?
Why not?
I see you've met my namesake.
We've become quite good friends
in the past few days.
I don't have any friends!
I'm sorry.
Don't take it personally.
I really don't have any friends.
Why don't you have friends,
Elena?
Do you?
As a matter of fact, yes.
That's just because you're
American.
Around here, we don't do that.
What nonsense you're saying!
Don't you know how many friends
I have?
I know. That's why I said it.
She's so difficult lately.
Adolescence, you know.
Comrades! Comrades! Ladies and
Gentlemen!
Sasha Greenberg is not the only
old friend we are greeting today
after years of separation!
There is another person, well
known to most of you here,
whom we haven't seen in just as
many years as Sasha.
Friends, let us drink to the
ever beautiful Helen of Troy!
Excuse me, are you... Helen
Preston?
Yes, yes I am.
You called... Asked me to
come... Here I am.
I am Sasha Greenberg.
Of course! Of course! You're
the famous Greenberg!
Famous? How?
The first physicist refusenik.
The freedom fighter.
So, you came over from America
on an exchange program?
Citizen, you are violating laws
here.
Let's see your pass!
You've been fired from this
institute.
You should've turned in your
pass a long time ago.
I'll be leaving in a few
minutes.
What few minutes?
Chromov, Come on, take his other
arm!
Sasha!
This is a serious offense.
This is a scientific facility, we
have classified information here.
Lucky for us, a comrade called
and informed us.
Otherwise, we'd be taking the
heat for this.
Is that the spy?
Let's have him!
Sasha, I will be behind you.
You're Greenberg?
I am.
You can go.
Why was I detained?
Why don't you ask your buddies
at the institute.
Suddenly, there's this racket -
spy, spy, spy!
The director of the institute
says "he's no spy".
So go on, get out of here before
someone else gives an opinion!
Oh, thank God, it's you!
I called the embassy, I called
Gross.
I guess Gross he must have got
through to them. Thanks.
Did you know this could happen
if you showed up?
I didn't entirely discount the
possibility.
So why did you come?
You asked me to.
Until the end of last century,
Moscow was a completely unique city.
All green and white, yellow and
gold.
Hills were covered with gardens,
white and yellow mansions
and palaces with green roofs
drowning in the gardens,
golden domes