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Description:02 08 00 00 Russian Archives of the XX-th century. The 20s. Text in Russian. Peaceful atmosphere in apartment. Man reads newspaper, Stalin's portrait in his room. Years 10. Cattle market. Peasant life, breeding. Cows, oxen enter enclosure. Auction. Meat. Old close-up farmers and children who look at cows. Handshake among farmers, concluded sale, agreements. They fight in hands, traditions, rite, code, custom. Farmers stamps cows, identifications. Middle-class person examines cows. Cow attached on cart is towed by a horse. Veals attached on cart are taken. Small veals are taken to the slaughterhouse by the butchers. Veal is lenghtened on table, the butcher cuts him the throat, bleeds it. Murder. Empties its blood in tub. Veal struggles, last starts, agony. Slow death.