Ilya, in this decaying, ruined building, is a reflection of the human soul in the post-Soviet space. In the USSR, people's freedom was delimited; their consciousness was constantly exposed to propaganda, and any dissent was punished. This led to the fact that even when freedom was given, this Ilya, standing in a rotting, ruined building, remains in the mind of every person, in every house, and in every city of our country.

Ilya is that porcelain set — the most expensive thing in your house — but which you never use. Ilya is that tea bag you've brewed ten times already, even though inside your couch your family has a large sum set aside for a "rainy day."

It's your perpetually tormented parents at a job they don't like, not paying attention to you. It's your unfulfilled dreams of a creative profession. Ilya is a collective image of a mentality that has grown from the post-Soviet into the Russian.