1917年1月至2月间,列宁写出《马克思主义论国家》的读书笔记。同年8月至9月间,列宁在困难和危险的情况下,匿居在俄芬边界的芬兰拉兹里夫湖附近的草棚里,利用在瑞士研究的成果,完成了《国家与革命》。
World War II veteran Kuzma Kuzmich Iordanov has become a heavy drinker with no interest in finding employment of any kind. He joins a collective farm, claiming to be the father of Natasha, a resident there, and is forced to analyze his life when he finds himself falling in love.