A thief nicknamed Pushkin works in St. Petersburg on Palace Square. He takes pictures with tourists dressed as the famous poet, and while the satisfied guests of the Northern capital receive photo cards, the thief gets the contents of their pockets. Everything changes when Pushkin is caught by law enforcement officers who plan to lock him up for a long time. Unexpectedly, the domestic show business comes to his aid - it turns out that the thief bears a striking resemblance to an actor who plays Pushkin in a Russian-French film...