Drama
Russia,Soviet Union
The film tells the story of a young peasant, played by Aleksei Alekseev, who leaves his village to seek work in the industrial city of St. Petersburg. He becomes caught up in the political turmoil of the city during the Russian Revolution of 1917 and becomes a committed revolutionary. The film also depicts the harsh working conditions in the factories and the brutal treatment of workers by the ruling class. The climax of the film is the storming of the Winter Palace by the Bolsheviks in 1917. The film was praised for its inventive use of montage and for its powerful depiction of the revolutionary struggle. It was also noted for its realistic portrayal of the lives of ordinary people during the period of revolutionary upheaval.
