The film showcases the escalating tensions, political intrigues, and class struggles during the revolution, the January uprising of workers in Kyiv, their confrontation with gangs of haidamak paramilitaries serving the bourgeois Central Rada of the Ukrainian People's Republic, and the massacre of the rebels.
The film portrays the escalating hostilities, political maneuvering, and social upheaval during the revolution, the January uprising by workers in Kyiv, their confrontation with gangs of haidamak militiamen supporting the bourgeois Central Rada of the Ukrainian People's Republic, and the carnage of the rebels.