The novel takes place in the 60s in Moscow .. Humor, mysticism, historical events of the recent past of Russia - all this is put together under one cover, plunging the reader into a magical whirlpool of adventures through which the author leads his heroes. Fate has no favorites - it does not choose for whom to make an exception, but throws the heroes different situations in which they have to balance between life and death. Cowardice and treachery, humanity and devotion each bears its own cross Love and friendship are tested, changing the fate of the characters, revealing in them the essence of the human soul.