Chapter 1 THE HISTORY OF OUR VILLAGE TO 1947; Chapter 2 THE STRUCTURE OF THE KOLKHOZ; Chapter 3 RELATIONS BETWEEN THE KOLKHOZ AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS; Chapter 4 THE PLANNING AND ORGANIZATION OF OPERATIONS; Chapter 5 LABOR, EQUIPMENT AND DRAFT POWER; Chapter 6 FIELD WORK AND CROP DELIVERIES; Chapter 7 THE DEVELOPMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY ON THE KOLKHOZ; Chapter 8 RURAL HOUSING CONSTRUCTION AND ELECTRIFICATION; Chapter 9 INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDS;
Fedor Belov was born shortly after the Revolution in the Ukrainian village which is the scene of his narrative. In 1941 he joined the army, serving during the war in Poland, Hungary and Germany.