Spring 1921. The introduction of the NEP is rapidly changing Petrograd, bled dry by wars and revolution. Marches and hymns are diluted with foxtrot and chanson, well-dressed people appear on the embankments and, as a result, gopniks are in a hurry to take their money away. Lawlessness begins, which the Cheka is not able to cope with - shops are robbed five times a day. Then the criminal world of St. Petersburg, headed by Uncle Kolya, comes to the defense of the Nepmen, who begins to protect them. However, not all Nepmen agree to pay for such services, and then Uncle Kolya sends combat detachments to them. The most famous and productive of them is the gang of Rodi, a former anarchist, dude and heartthrob, northern Benny Creek.