Despite the Falling Snow Page #2

Marina Rinskaya,

my best political journalist.

Anti-corruption.

Um, what does she want with me?

Oh, don't worry. I'm sure she'll be easier on

you than she is on the people she writes about.

Tell me why a political journalist

is interested in art.

Maybe for the same

reasons you are.

Why?

I think art describes something that

we can't always put into words.

Which is your work?

Hi.

It's breathtaking.

I thought for a moment...

- What?

- That it was you.

But this must be Katya.

How did you know that?

I know something

about your uncle's story.

He's not here with you?

I'm sorry, are you going to interview me

about my work or my family?

Why not both?

How about over dinner?

Unless you have

someone with you.

No, I'm alone.

I guess I haven't

met the right woman yet.

Good morning.

What's the matter, Svetlana?

I know we have orders, but getting rid of

all these perfectly good textbooks

just because they praise

comrade Stalin too much...

I know. It's unbelievable, isn't it?

- He cut his knee.

- Good morning, miss.

That'll teach him

to run when he should walk.

- Does it hurt?

- Yes, miss.

Now, this might sting a bit.

Sorry.

Are you sure you wouldn't rather teach?

Thank you, miss.

Blank young minds,

ready to be filled with duty.

I like the office work.

I'm glad you came.

How many people live here?

Just me.

I've been thinking a lot about what you

said the night we met

About dreams.

I couldn't imagine a world

with so many choices.

But then I thought, if I had to choose,

other than politics,

it would be cooking.

Inventing new tastes,

new textures.

Is that important?

I mean, it's only.. pleasure.

I have never eaten

like that before.

I grew up thinking

food was just.. fuel.

- Where did you grow up?

- Here, in Moscow.

In many different apartments.

Different families.

What happened

to your parents, Katya?

Nothing more than what happened to

millions of families.

They were anti-Stalinists

and open about it.

They were punished

for their opinions.

Everybody was.

And what is your opinion now?

Now, I'm a proud communist.

Crimes of one man don't negate

a whole ideology, do they?

How old were you?

Eleven.

- I'm so sorry, Katya.

- No.

- Katya...

- It's late.

- I'll take you home.

- No. Thank you.

Yuri! Yuri!

No!

Mama!

Mama!

You know, Marina was the one who

told me about your work.

If it wasn't for her,

you wouldn't be here.

- I had to see it again.

- Didn't know you recommended me to the gallery.

Does it matter?

I thought I was

here on merit.

Nadia makes her own decisions.

I just recommended you after

I saw you in the newspaper.

You get American

newspapers here?

You can get most things

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