The Schmidt Sisters: A Revolutionary Situation is based on a true story. In turn of the 20th century Russia, two sisters are bestowed with a lofty inheritance from their Bolshevik brother. Lenin wants that money for the Bolshevik party, so he sends two comrades to woo the women and marry them to secure the funds. One couple is diametrically opposed while the other falls so in love they are blinded to their surroundings.