Historical and biographical film essay about the life and work of the founder of scientific communism Karl Marx. Places associated with the life of Karl Marx: Trier, house. where K. Marx was born, the cities of Brussels, London, Paris, where his revolutionary activities took place. Manuscripts of Karl Marx's works, the first editions of his books in German, Russian and other languages. The first edition of Capital in Russian; portraits of K. Marx and members of his family. Drawings, engravings, paintings, "The Rhine Gazette", headlines of English newspapers, photographs recreate historical events, the atmosphere of the time in which Karl Marx lived and worked. The film was created on the basis of documentary materials stored at the Institute of Marxism-Leninism under the Central Committee of the CPSU for the 140th anniversary of the birth of Karl Marx