The collection includes memoirs of figures of the international revolutionary movement, prominent military and political workers of the Red Army, veterans of the civil war. Many of them personally met with V.I. Lenin. The book tells about the decisive battles of October, about the battles on the main fronts of the Republic. The wide coverage of events - from the first days of the revolution to the assault on Perekop - combined with the abundance of new facts makes the collection interesting for a wide range of readers.