The work can be classified as a “nostalgic detective story” or a thriller. The main character is a graduate of Leningrad University in the 1980s. He is trying to grab his “piece of bread and butter”, skillfully maneuvering within the framework of existing ideological restrictions. There are many rules, and if you want to live better than others, you need to understand which of them must be followed. On the one hand - a promising and lucrative job, on the other - the exciting life of the Leningrad underground of the 80s, a relationship with a foreign woman, currency, underground rock concerts. Through intrigue, he manages to obtain permission to leave, and he ends up in Latin America...