The writer Sergey Kaledin gained fame and popularity at the dawn of perestroika. His stories "The Humble Cemetery" and "Stroybat" became real bestsellers, were translated and published in many countries of the world. But a few years ago, Sergey realized that he had already realized all his literary plans, and he did not want to write just to confirm his status as a writer. And on the advice of his friend Lyudmila Ulitskaya, Sergei decides to go to work in a children's educational colony...
