In this work, I use material from a project by Ukrainian journalists who interview captured Russian soldiers. I watched these interviews and took screenshots at the exact moments the soldiers looked directly into the camera. Since moving from St. Petersburg to Germany, I have reflected a lot on this theme: Why do such things happen? Who are the people who participate? What motivates or forces them to go to war, and what is going on in their minds?

Of course, I cannot speak with them directly to get answers, so I am trying to find a form that simulates a "dialogue" between us. It is an attempt to understand and "meet" them, and to give viewers the opportunity to have their own "dialogue" with these individuals. The work also creates a collective portrait of these soldiers and, by extension, one facet of Russia.