The grandmother of the 18-year-old hermit Mitya buys the friendship of the pickpocket Kowalski with her grandson. She cannot even imagine that her Mitya is behind an unusual cultural movement to save monuments that has swept the whole of St. Petersburg. Unexpectedly for everyone, the girl Polina Kowalski intervenes in the deal. This adventure can ruin the lives of all three, becoming the beginning of a love triangle and a cultural revolution.
