About the struggle of a work crew with a private trader in the years of NEP..
You should probably only watch this if you have a weirdly specific interest in 1920s history or you just really like silent movies. Most people will find it incredibly dry and probably turn it off after ten minutes. But if you stick with it, there is something actually pretty gripping about the way it looks. It is abou...
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"You should probably only watch this if you have a weirdly specific interest in 1920s history or you just really like silent movies. Most people will find it incredibly dry and probably turn it off after ten minutes. But if you stick with it, there is something actually pretty gripping about the way it looks. It is about a work crew trying to run a mill while a private trader tries to mess everything up for a profit. This was filmed during the NEP years, which was a strange time when the Soviet g..."
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