Comedy with elements of the absurd about the absurdity of life, unfulfilled dreams and the mysteries of the Russian soul. The unfortunate Bit about that is after he kicked his wife and threw favorite, decided to be a dwarf and live under the gas stove.

Russian countess in 1893 has strange dreams about herself living a life as a dishwasher in 1993' Moscow after dissolution of the USSR.

Everyone wants to live it up; Ivan, an engineer in a provincial factory, is no exception. He has to resort to some tricks to receive his honest pay and touch that beautiful life.