1. Chapter 1: Paul was expelled from school when he sprinkled cigarette powder on the priest's hair when he was making Easter bread, and went to the station canteen to do menial work.
2. Chapter II: The old Bolshevik Juhele came to the town to do underground work and told Paul many truths about revolution, the working class and class struggle.
3. Chapter 3: Paul met the forest warden's daughter, Tonya, while fishing by the lake. An unconscious love sneaks into Paul's heart, making him uneasy.
4. Chapter IV: Zhu Helai came to Paul's house in order to avoid the capture of Petrula bandits. Paul lived with him for eight days. We have learned the truth of life and that the Bolsheviks are a revolutionary party that fights against the oppressors and the rich unswervingly.
5. Chapter 5: Zhu Helai was captured by bandits. Paul escaped with Juhele. Due to Victor's informant, Paul was caught in the city defense headquarters and locked up.
6. Chapter 6: Paul escapes from prison and unknowingly runs to Donia's garden. Dongya begged her mother to let Paul stay.
7. Chapter 7: The Red Army captured the town of Shebetovka, and the Soviet regime was established. Paul joined the Red Army and became a soldier of the Kodovsky Cavalry Division. During this period, he read the book Gadfly and was deeply moved by the Gadfly's strength and death.
8. Chapter 8: The first army of Bujonni cavalry broke through the defense line of the Polish White Army and prepared to attack the enemies around Kiev. Paul, who joined the army, rushed with his comrades to Zhitomir, the headquarters of the enemy army.
9. Chapter 9: Paul was injured in a war and regained consciousness after 13 days of coma.
10. Chapter 10: Paul was transferred to the railway factory as the secretary of the Communist Youth League and started a new job.
11. Chapter 11: The iron ring of life around Paul has been broken. He picks up a new weapon, walks back to the team, and starts a new life.