The book reproduces an important page in the spiritual history of Soviet society - a discussion of the 20s about party ethics. It includes statements by V. I. Lenin about the moral character of a communist, excerpts from resolutions of party congresses and plenums of those years, fragments of reports and articles by prominent figures and party theorists - N. K. Krupskaya, A. A. Solts, D. 3. Manuilsky and others, which touch upon general issues of morality, as well as socio-moral problems associated with the activities of the ruling party.