The life of the great Bolshevik leader before the Russian revolution is chronicled in this bio-pic. Much of the tale centers on his exile in Poland where Lenin becomes friends with two peasants. The little girl has a strong belief in the nationalist cause. Later Lenin hears she was killed for withholding information about him.

带枪的人，不再是剥削阶级，应该是无产阶级，所谓“枪杆子里出政权”，说的就是这个道理。有别于列宁其他的传记电影，本片从侧面反映了列宁与普通老百姓的情谊。

Workers in a factory in pre-revolutionary Russia go on strike and are met by violent suppression.