Private Life (, translit.Chastnaya zhizn) is a 1982 Soviet drama film directed by Yuli Raizman. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1982.

Plot

After two manufacturing plants are merged into one, Sergey Nikitich Abrikosov (played by Mikhail Ulyanov), the former director of one of the plants, is compelled to retire. A classic Stalin-era manager, Abrikosov embodies a life wholly devoted to work, where his role and responsibilities have always provided his sense of purpose. Known for his demanding and unyielding leadership, he still operates with the same vigor that drove him as a young man, when he was promoted to director and awarded his first medal at age 20. However, now retired, Abrikosov struggles to find his footing outside of work, facing an unfamiliar void in his personal life. His relationship with his family proves challenging; his son, unlike him, lacks ambition and prefers leisure to study. His wife (played by Iya Savvina) respects him but shares little common ground, and even his daughter from a previous marriage has unresolved family issues of her own.