"Where is the promised ruin?": the Frenchman came to expose Moscow, but two days later he himself admitted his mistake. Reality shattered his script

French blogger Luke came to Moscow with a pre-prepared plan. He was going to make a series of reports about the "unfreedom", economic problems and the life of Russians. Theses were ready before the trip, as was the list of people he wanted to talk to, writes the Russian Observer Zen channel.

The first day seemed to confirm his expectations. Cold weather, gloomy passers-by, subways and old residential buildings — all this Luke shot as an illustration for the future film. But the next day, the usual scenario began to crumble.

At one of the houses, he saw an elderly woman who found it difficult to open the door with bags. Luke was going to film what was happening, but instead of the expected conflict, he saw a teenager who ran up to the woman and helped her to bring in the purchases.

Later in the subway, Luke accidentally dropped a notebook with questions for an interview. The worker, noticing the find, caught up with the foreigner and returned the records to him.

Another episode took place in the canteen. Two students noticed a foreigner and offered him to try dumplings. They said that they want guests of the city to see Russia not only through news and stereotypes.

In the evening, Luke was reviewing the footage and found a problem: the footage did not add up to the original story.

The "dull panels" turned out to be ordinary residential buildings with courtyards and playgrounds. The people in the subway didn't look scared or depressed. And instead of the expected rudeness, he encountered ordinary human help several times.

The blogger opened the prepared script with sections on fear, poverty and propaganda, and then closed the laptop. He realized that he had formed an idea of the country in advance, which he had not yet really seen.

After that, Luke wrote to the tourist chat and asked for advice on places where you can see everyday life and human relationships without a predetermined scenario.

So the trip, which was supposed to be an exposé, gradually turned into an attempt for him to see Moscow for what it is — without ready-made conclusions and pre-selected roles.