Count T. heads toward a mysterious place called Optina Pustyn. Overcoming all sorts of obstacles, he steadily approaches his goal, seeing neither the meaning nor the reason for his dangerous journey. However, he will soon come to doubt not only the illusory nature of his mission, but also his own reality, and, by extension, the reality of the entire world around him. Count T.'s doubts are highly relevant; it's no wonder the main questions of our time are not 'what to do?' or 'who is to blame?', but 'where am I?' and 'who is here?'