Russia, end of the 19th century. Olaf (Stan Laurel) leaves his fiancee and joins the army, given a concurrence of events. Characterized as a literary adaption, it is instead a lark that poke... Read allRussia, end of the 19th century. Olaf (Stan Laurel) leaves his fiancee and joins the army, given a concurrence of events. Characterized as a literary adaption, it is instead a lark that pokes fun at certain novels of the period.Russia, end of the 19th century. Olaf (Stan Laurel) leaves his fiancee and joins the army, given a concurrence of events. Characterized as a literary adaption, it is instead a lark that pokes fun at certain novels of the period.