在这部和宜家一起来到莫斯科纪录片片中,2002年3月22日,俄罗斯第一家宜家分店在莫斯科正式开业。曼努艾拉(Manuela)和乌尔夫(Ulf)是这家家具巨头驻莫斯科的两名员工。曼努艾拉来自德国东部地区,而乌尔夫来自西部地区。两人在柏林施潘道区的宜家分店一见钟情,之后一切发展得都很快。他们分别和原来的恋人分手,决定一起重新开始。这时他们接到了到莫斯科准备分店开业的任务。两个人的新生活充满了艰辛。曼努艾拉14岁的儿子罗伯特在学习俄语方面一直有困难,在莫斯科没有什么朋友。
分店开业这一天,成为他们在莫斯科的生活中最热闹的时刻。共有3万7千人涌入宜家,打破了先前的分店开张顾客人数纪录。
There are over 150 IKEA branches all over the world. And now Russia has one of its own. On 22 March 2000, Russia's first IKEA opened its doors in the Moscow suburb of Khimki. Manuela and Ulf, both loyal IKEA employees, meet and fall in love in an IKEA store in Berlin. They leave their families and decide to go to Moscow. Lost in a world of heavy old furniture, they feel like pioneers bringing Russia its first taste of \"brighter living\".