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This is an autobiographical story of a Belgian soldier about the tragic winter events of 1917-1918, when Kyiv was captured by the Bolsheviks under the command of Mikhail Muravyov. The plot focuses on the relationship between young Thiry and his Ukrainian comrades. This is a story about the lives of ordinary Kyivans, where the characters embody different views on the revolution and the struggle of the Ukrainian People's Republic against Soviet Russia. The work is full of compassion and imbued with subtle irony. At the same time, the author describes war and cruelty in an unbiased way.