A special issue of the newsreel is devoted to the social and economic problems of the city of Novosibirsk during the perestroika period. City Novosibirsk. Artist, member of the Union of Artists of the USSR Sergei Sergeevich Mosienko in the studio; view of the artist's paintings. People at the bus stop are trying to get on a crowded city bus. View of the bust of V.I. Lenin. Entrance to the subway. Sale of vegetables, shoes, souvenirs on the street. Residents of the city are trying to cross the road in the wrong place. The man starts the motorcycle. View of the building of the Ryabinka grocery store. Long queue to shop No. 8. Removal of scarce products from the back door of one of the city's shops. People near the street telephone booths. Vacationers on the beach. Rodeo. External and internal view of a dilapidated house. A resident of the house, Tatyana Afanasyeva, talks about the renovation of the house and future problems associated with the accident rate at home (sinhr.). View of rubbish, wooden window frames thrown in the street; lack of lighting in one of the city districts at night; view of a broken downpipe. The building of the "Ocean" restaurant on Red Avenue. People at the rally.