Kolyma and Gagarin are two boys in an ethnically Siberian village in Transdnistria being raised by Kolyma's grandfather Kuzja. Kuzja imposes a very strict education to the children, focusing on hatred for the Soviet officials such as bankers or the military, which are regarded as enemies. In one of their robbery attempts, usually made by Kolyma and Gagarin, with the help of their friends Mel and Vitalic which bring other boys against Soviets, Gagarin is captured, tried and imprisoned. Seven years later Gagarin is freed, but he discovers that his world has completely changed, and he does not know how to succeed in solving his problems. Gagarin finally discovers that the ideals of his people have collapsed in the drug trade, and so he comes into this new system, but he ends up in strong contrast with Kolyma.