Terekhovo is the last village in Moscow, going under as the city expands. Houses come down, residents leave, and a place with four centuries of history slowly gives way to a housing estate. Vasya stays on in the rubble; he earns by collecting metal, builds himself shelters from what he finds, and makes a life in the shade of the trees. While a new quarter rises around them, Vasyaand his companion Tanya try to carry out their plan: to leave the island and start again.
