A peasant comes to St. Petersburg to find work. He unwittingly helps in the arrest of an old village friend who is now a labor leader. The unemployed peasant is also arrested and sent to fight in World War I. After three years, he returns ready for revolution.

一个在科尔乔斯工作的苏联农民儿子被他的父亲杀害，他想烧毁科尔乔斯的土地以破坏苏联社会。