The irrepressible greed, materialism and spirituality of people cause a worldwide economic collapse, and the Earth plunges into poverty and powerlessness. The orders and customs of fascist concentration camps reign everywhere. Orphan Arina for the beggarly rations works in the state archive of St. Petersburg, where he rewrites the surviving films and audio recordings into the text. One day, a strange old man comes to her and asks her to secretly decipher several old audio tapes.