As Richiev said.

And in the context of the Russian Revolution,the love Nadya wants seems like more than a luxury; it seems like a selfish indulgence. Millions have died in the trenches of World War I. Millions more are starving and destitute.The monarchy has been overthrown, the social order has collapsed. And this is all she worries about? It seems to me that for any story set in the Russian Revolution, the revolution is a major ‘character’, a force majeure that overwhelms and sweeps away individual concerns and plans.

At least that’s the impression it makes on my mind. Others not as familiar with the details of the Revolution — and that’s probably almost everyone else in the West as the event recedes in time — might react differently.