for the Easter Europens, Brezhnev remains a strange myth. for the old people - subject of jokes . for ex - Soviet citizens - perfect image of deep crisis of Soviet Union. this films has the virtue to remind his shadow. and transforms in a vulnerable leader in search of his survive - biological and political. the bitter humor is the basic ingredient. an old man and small ordinaries gestures. strange Politburo and intrigues. the visit in shop, the decorations, the memories' pressure, the fears and the fall of a world who seems have Brezhnev as incarnation. short, an useful film. for the people under his reign. for the young people for who he is only a character. for define a period. and, maybe, as definition of Soviet system.