This story begins in 1870 at a little town somewhere in Russia. It processed the real "Nyecsajev story". A group of young revolutionists wanna ruin the system with violence. They think this is the only chance to reform the old Russian Society. The leader of this group is Pierre.
史特斯明史奇原是備受愛戴的大學教授與知名的前衛派畫家。當史達林提出「社會主義式的寫實主義」,且被波蘭當局奉為圭臬,要求上行下效時,他站在異議的那方,結果不但被撤銷教職、剝奪藝術家身份,甚至連餬口飯吃的生存權也盡遭踐踏。而自詡為小螺絲釘的人們,成了國家機器的暴力幫凶。