The presidents of two superpowers, the Soviet Union and the United States, are expected to meet for important negotiations. However, the meeting in jeopardy due to raging of the Russian Mafia, settled in America. Mafioso Rabinovich even interfere with the conversation of top secret hotline between the presidents. So begins a comedy, in which KGB agent Fyodor Sokolov and CIA agent Mary Star expose the Artist, a head of the Mafia, feigning of various Soviet leaders.

该片摄制于1989年，前苏联正处于新旧意识交替阶段，社会发展处于十字路口，尤其是个体合作社蓬勃兴起，影片多次展现街上各种各样，千姿态百态的“合作社”面貌，而影片主人公吉马正是在这种氛围下提出开办“私人侦探社”的申请，从市议员不批准到批准，我们似乎看到了“官僚”机构的塑影，如果说影片对这一场景的处理采用了漫画式的手法，那么当吉马侦探所挂牌，民警局上校到访，却充满着隐喻的色彩，他来无踪去无影，进门时连挂在门顶上的铃都不响，我们仿佛看到的是一个“幽灵”，这无疑象征着整个社会体制在社会发展变化中显得过时和不适应。其实从影片所构成的情节中我们则能明显地感到这一点。“民办”和“官办”的竞争较量，充满着鲜明的对比。那位上校是一个十足的“官僚”化身，在对绑架案的追查中只相信“专家说的不会错”而从不自己动脑筋，而吉马却冒着生命危险进行侦查。虽然，这种对比显得过于“标签”化，但这和整个影片所弥漫着的夸张、漫画、幽默、讽刺式的风格浑然一体，许多忍俊不禁的细节，如：“安适”厕所的服务、吉马几次和女记者邂逅相遇、议员们的表决等等都令我们感到一个变革的社会中人们骚动的心态以及社会变革的潜在基因……

Three petty criminals busy themselves with illegal producing of alcohol (such homemade brewage is called "samogon" in russian, hence the name of this short movie). everything goes well, until their dog carries away part of bootlegging device.