A strange tale set in Russia. It's novel in which the devil is a real character, he and his band of misfits visit Moscow and reap chaos.

A few people end up in the mental asylum, some in jail, others vanished completely, and some were spiritied out of the country; two building burned down; and a very confused police force.

Only "the master" and his love are able to somehow find a good bargain. This relationship is putting on display the power of love to trump evil.

There are also some insights into the Russian society at that time, for example a long sequence around the prohibition of foreign money.