Modest and humble teacher Vasily is caught on camera raging over the miserable situation in his country. When a pupil posts the video on Youtube it becomes a viral sensation. Everybody loves Vasily's outrage and people start gathering money for a presidential campaign. Which he wins! Servant of the People follows Vasily's new life as president; he has no interest in changing his life he wants to stay the same live in his flat with his parents borrow money from his friends at the end of the month and take his bike to work; it's just that now his work is as the most powerful man in the country.