Kirill Baturin

Dans un pensionnat de Saint-Pétersbourg, loin de ses parents, Aliocha commence une nouvelle vie. Comme pour compenser l'éloignement de sa famille, il crée, à l'image de son entourage, un monde imaginaire d'habitants souterrains avec un roi et ses sujets.

A man in his 30s visits a Soviet school to try to hook up with a young teacher there, and meets one of her students, whom he enlists to help introduce him to his romantic interest. While he waits for the student to free up, he observes the absurd Soviet culture, most evident within the school system, especially among the younger children.