A young Russian girl Tanya wants to find love, happiness and prosperity in America and places her ad in a Catalog of Russian Brides published in USA. Her ad is picked up by a middle-aged programmer Blake, who after a period of intense correspondence decides to go ahead and apply for a fiancée visa for Tanya. She comes to New York and suddenly becomes very isolated and lonely, but quite eager to make it work. Blake, being busy with his routine, can't give Tanya all the attention she needs and struggles to make a commitment. At the end of the "trial" period he decides to send her back.